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    Xing the Mekong River [jatp]
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    Xing the Mekong River [jatp]
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    Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, by R. H. Tawney
    A tracing of the development of religious thought from the Middle Ages to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.  ( 2 min )
    The Mule-Bone, by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston
    A guitarist and a dancer compete for the same woman’s affection.  ( 2 min )
    Blue Hand, by Edgar Wallace
    A law clerk takes an interest in the disappearance of a well-known woman and her infant daughter, just as their fortune is about to be distributed to a notorious client.  ( 2 min )
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    A Massive, Mysterious Object Washed Up on an Australian Beach
    On Sunday, July 16, 2023, a hulking mystery object the size of a small car was dragged ashore by a curious couple in Western Australia. Greenhead, a town previously known for its wildflowers and pristine beaches, is now abuzz with an international mystery. Theories about the identity of the object have raged on the internet—from a piece of a passing ship, to a pressurized tank, to a part of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which went missing over the Indian Ocean in 2014. The encrusted object is now being held in a secure storage facility for further investigation. The Australian Space Agency subsequently tweeted: “The object could be from a foreign space launch vehicle and we are liaising with global counterparts who may be able to provide more information.” European Space Agency enginee…  ( 19 min )
    Taking the First Steps Into a Newly Formed Volcanic Underworld
    A cone of light from Octavio Fernández Lorenzo's headlamp pierces the subterranean darkness. The rocky surfaces that surround him radiate heat, in some places enough to burn unprotected skin. With every step he takes, the temperature rises. But Fernández Lorenzo, vice president of the Canary Federation of Speleology, is not worried about the discomfort. He wants to see a place that no human has seen before. Not long ago, lava raced through this cave on La Palma, in the Spanish Canary Islands. Over nearly 86 days, starting in September 2021, an eruption pumped some 200 million cubic meters of lava from a fissure near the peak of the Cumbre Vieja ridge. Fresh volcanic rock coated the island's southwest face, and destroyed thousands of buildings, dozens of miles of road, and almost a thousa…  ( 23 min )
    Parmesan Brick in Parma, Italy
    In the central Piazza Garibaldi is the Governor's Palace, the original building of which dates back to the 13th century. After undergoing numerous changes, its present form dates back to the second half of the 18th century. If you look carefully at the part of the palace on the corner of Via Cavour, you will notice the sample of the "Parmesan brick," the ancient unit of measurement of Parmesan builders, embedded and framed in the wall. It measures approximately 28 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 5.6 centimeters thick. The brick measure, displayed in antiquity by the kilnsmen, served to prevent the placing on the market of dwindling sizes and the resulting fraud. The ancient Italian units of measurement were local units in use throughout the centuries in different parts of Italy. Although they often had similar names, they had very different origins and values. As early as the 11th century, the different local realities realized their own units of measurement. Over time, boundary changes led to heterogeneous units of measurement being brought together under the same administration with obvious problems for duties, taxation, and trade. Rare and not very fruitful were some attempts at unifying units of measurement, for which it would be necessary to wait until the 19th century, when local units of measurement were gradually replaced by the metric system.  ( 12 min )
    Molly McGuire Memorial in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
    Hidden behind a wall, which feels like a prison yard, a striking memorial attempts to commemorate and give a brief timeline of the events leading up to 19 men being hanged as Molly Maguires between 1877 and 1879 in the Pennsylvania coal region. The bronze statue was created by Zenos Frudakis and erected in 2009 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. The imagery of the statue is of an anonymous man with his hands and feet both bound by rope and a hood over his head, as he waits for the gallows. Molly Maguires were Irish immigrants that worked in the anthracite mines in Schuylkill, Carbon, Luzerne, Columbia, and Northumberland Counties in Pennsylvania. At least 19 miners were hanged between 1877 and 1879 for crimes associated with the Molly Maguires group, who were fighting with mine owners for basic living rights. The miners at the time were treated poorly, with low wages and awful working conditions. The miners felt they were being taken advantage of and exploited by the mine owners, and formed the Molly McGuires. (The name comes from early 19th-century Ireland, when a woman named Molly Maguire protested against English landlords who tried to steal people's land.) Both sides during this conflict resorted to violence, with many people dying on both sides from murders to suspicious deaths to dynamiting of mines to close the mines so that the mine owners lost money. Both sides blamed the other side whenever anything went wrong, and would fight back with violence. Chronologically, the trials of the Molly McGuires ended on January 14, 1879, when Martin Bergin, the 19th Molly was executed and hung in Pottsville for the murder of Patrick Burns. The monument pays tribute to all the miners that lost their lives during this time, there is a black plaque dedicated to them with their names inscribed. The dedication marker lists "Sir Sean Connery" as chairman of the advisory committee. Connery played the lead role in the fictional movie, The Molly Maguires.  ( 13 min )
    Seeing Stars? Share Your Favorite Shot of a Summer Night and Win!
    Come night, how can you resist letting your eyes adjust and looking around outside? Are you among those of us who check out how full the moon is, how it illuminates a softly flowing river? Or do you find a place dark enough to try to take in the ethereal glow of the Milky Way? Are you among the folks lucky—and polar—enough to see the dancing colors of the auroras? Or maybe you’re closer to home, and love the light show put on by fireflies? Summer might have shorter nights, but it is the ideal time to check out the wonders around you, whether you’re a night owl looking out your window, a camper laying down in a dark field, or an astronomer peering through a telescope. At Atlas Obscura, we’re paying tribute to the outdoor darkness with our second Summer Snaps photo contest! We invite all our…  ( 28 min )
    Fang Ridge in Nye County, Nevada
    The southern Reveille Range, west of Nevada State Route 375, the famed Extraterrestrial Highway, is unusual among Nevada mountain ranges in containing no potential economic mineralization. No doubt, prospectors swarmed over the area back in the day, but they found nothing to warrant further effort. The result is that this area is not seamed with roads and jeep trails connecting adits, prospect pits, abandoned buildings, spoil heaps, and other mining residua. The southern Reveille Range is an almost untouched piece of nature.  A highlight of the range is Fang Ridge, a ridge of red rock spires running east to west, perpendicular to the main range. The "fangs" are composed of dacite, a hard volcanic rock, which is sturdy enough to attract nearby rock climbers. The fangs reach an elevation of some 6,000 feet above sea level. The only road into the south Reveille Range runs along the south side of Fang Ridge, which provides easy access to the pristine landscape. This road runs by Pyramid Spring, one of the handful of perennial water sources in the range, and continues for another half mile. It ends at a wide parking area below the ridge. The site was used for radiation monitoring back when nuclear testing was being carried out on the Nevada Test Site to the south.  ( 13 min )
    Tenerife Reflecting Point in Coral Gables, Florida
    Occupying 630 acres within metropolitan Miami, Matheson Hammock Park allows urbanites a respite from the concrete and chaos of big city life. Part of the park looks out over Biscayne Bay, which opens up to the Atlantic Ocean. Nestled among the otherwise nondescript coral rock of the coastline is a bronze plaque dedicated to Miami-Dade’s “sister city” Tenerife, the capital and largest city of the Canary Islands, a region of Spain located off the coast of Morocco. Established in 2000, the “Tenerife Reflecting Point" faces east towards the Canary Islands' capital, some 4,200 miles away—a somewhat jolting reminder that Miami is on the same latitude as North Africa. The idea of “sister cities”, also known as “twin cities”, goes back to at least the ninth century, with the earliest example i…  ( 14 min )
    A Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Way in the Heavens
    Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. With any luck, you have had a few clear nights this summer to walk out your door and look up. No matter where you are, even in the brightest cities, you can see the Moon shining bright, and some stars and planets. But to experience nighttime as a portal to the universe, and have the chance to see distant galaxies and nebulae, you need to escape artificial light as much as you can. So get in the car, on the train, or on your bike, and head out of t…  ( 18 min )
    Girl Puzzle Monument in New York, New York
    On September 22, 1887, intrepid investigative journalist Nellie Bly was asked by the New York World to go undercover and commit herself to one of New York's insane asylums. "We do not ask you to go there for the purpose of making sensational revelations. Write up things as you find them, good or bad; give praise or blame as you think best, and the truth all the time. But I am afraid of that chronic smile of yours," her editor told her, as recorded in the 35,000-word exposé, Ten Days In a Mad-House. "I will smile no more," replied Bly.  Bly, who went undercover as Nellie Brown, found much to "give blame." Bly spent a total of 10 days in the asylum on Blackwell’s Island in New York’s East River, now known as Roosevelt Island, and before that as Minnehanonck among Indigenous Lenape people. …  ( 14 min )
    Podcast: Darién Gap
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit an infamous break in the road that links North and South America. The Darién Gap has been in and out the news for more than 100 years—and for good reason. This stretch of jungle has been a magnet for adventure junkies, but also is the site of a growing humanitarian and migration crisis. Here's more information about the current situation around the Darién Gap, plus ways to help. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
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    Beyond Quantity: How to Craft a Portfolio That Sets You Apart
    Practical tips for aspiring non-fiction pros that will avoid burnout. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Write Now With Amelia Diane Coombs
    Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    How to Monetize Your Writing Skills Without Becoming a Platform Slave
    And without turning yourself into a sleazy writing course salesman. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    Why Hot Overnight Temperatures Are So Dangerous
    It’s not just the soaring temperatures of day that make heat waves dangerous. High nighttime temperatures add to the stress on human bodies
    Ancient 'Unknown' Script Is Finally Deciphered
    Researchers have decoded more than half of the characters in the so-called Kushan script by comparing them with inscriptions in a known ancient language called Bactrian
    A New Climate Conspiracy Theory Claims Traffic Control Is an Attack on Freedom
    A concept for reducing car traffic in European cities, called the “15-minute city,” is being falsely described by far-right opponents of the idea as a communist-style lockdown on personal freedoms
    How Empty Office Spaces Can Be Converted into Homes
    It is possible to transform empty office buildings into residential ones—but remodeling these spaces won’t be easy
    Some Excess Weight Is Healthy for Older Adults
    Experts are more concerned about a lack of activity in older adults who are somewhat overweight than about weight loss
    Does Exercise Help You Lose Weight? Here's the Latest in that Debate
    A dispute centers on whether burning more calories through exercise makes you burn less afterward
    Time Flowed Five Times Slower Shortly after the Big Bang
    Voracious black holes feeding on matter in the early universe display the curious spacetime phenomenon known as time dilation
    How Stress Messes With Your Gut
    Inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups can be traced to mental stress
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    More than 13,000 Minnesotans to have student loans forgiven
    Plus: former Minneapolis designer's impact on Barbie; Minnesota opens first THC restaurant; the need for child care in southwestern MN; and more.  ( 8 min )
    Revamp coming to some of the Superior Hiking Trail’s most loved — and busiest — routes
    Plans are afoot to revamp and reinforce parts of the trail's Bean and Bear section and two other popular loop hikes. Minnesota lawmakers this year approved $565,000 for the work, which comes as the trail’s association works to better understand ‘hot spots’ on the 300+ mile route.  ( 20 min )
    Reappraising ‘The State that Works’: High rankings hold up, mostly
    Part III: Fifty years after the Time magazine cover story touting Minnesota as the nation’s model state, it’s time to reassess.  ( 25 min )
    Ginsburg cost Democrats Roe; Biden may cost them the presidency
    While Biden is still intelligent, capable and committed to the country, he is well past his prime.  ( 17 min )
    An update on DEI efforts at MinnPost
    I’m sharing this update on MinnPost’s DEI efforts, which are led by a cross-organizational team of staff, including executive leadership.  ( 21 min )
    State transportation budget renews cyclists’ hopes of Midtown Greenway-St. Paul connection
    A short passage in the 2023 Minnesota Legislature’s transportation budget offers some hope that things could finally change at what is called the Short Line bridge.  ( 20 min )
    Grand Rapids mill workers continue strike over better wages, staffing
    Plus: Man found not guilty after beheading girlfriend; storms, extreme heat expected Wednesday; Minnesota woman attacked by bison; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    After Tasting 15 Decaf Coffees, We Found Five We Love
    We tasted decaf coffees from 15 roasters to see which ones had the best flavor and were the most balanced.  ( 26 min )
    What Does Non-Toxic Cookware Even Mean?
    We explain what non-toxic cookware means and share the best non-toxic cookware from our reviews.  ( 26 min )
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    Mental health and European economics departments
    We study the mental health of graduate students and faculty at 14 Economics departments in Europe. Using clinically validated surveys sent out in the fall of 2021, we find that 34.7% of graduate students experience moderate to severe symptoms of depression or anxiety and 17.3% report suicidal or self-harm ideation in a two-week period. Only […] The post Mental health and European economics departments appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Engineer. This chore, it is my upmost task. That ... by The King of Texas The dismal science indeed…. by Quigley Academics are insecure snowflakes, yawn. by Hana In reply to Anonymous. It was just a joke based on Tyler's ... by Not Zach Goldberg In reply to L. “… I've found it's no kidding difficult to ... by EdR Plus 10 more... Related Stories How the NSF Moved Faster than the NIH During COVID-19 On white flight (from the comments) Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems  ( 5 min )
    Wednesday assorted links
    1. LLM models and digital public goods. 2. C. Tangana Tiny Desk concert. 3. Fiona Scott Morton drops out. 4. Benjamin Franklin’s paper money innovations. 5. Mark Perry retired professor one-man mission. 6. The new Macca podcast. 7. Dan Wang essay on China and tech. The post Wednesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to test. In any event, the job requires a tough skin ... by otto In reply to sisterogersintersectionalneighborhoodfilmreviews. ... by maskedswedishcannibals sven/svens woke wednesday's debunking objectivity award wiener – ... by sisterogersintersectionalneighborhoodfilmreviews In reply to Justin Chang. Of the Chinese graduates I know who ... by Andao In reply to sxb. There is nothing more uselessly comical than ... by DeQuan Plus 10 more...  ( 4 min )
    Progress
    Mass incarceration fundamentally altered the life course for a generation of American men, but sustained declines in imprisonment in recent years raise questions about how incarceration is shaping current generations. This study makes three primary contributions to a fuller understanding of the contemporary landscape of incarceration in the United States. First, we assess the scope […] The post Progress appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to He is not just confusing jail and prison. Note my ... by PHinton In reply to David Simon. Kudos to you, sir@ I was actually ... by Bill In reply to Bill. Fake Bill at 13:38:14. He posts under a ... by Bill In reply to Gridlock. > jailing more people will solve our ... by DeQuan “The causes of this advance should be a greater topic of ... by monetary economics is too complicated Plus 10 more... Related Stories China estimate of the day The politics of neuroticism and unhappiness Matt Yglesias on European politics  ( 5 min )
    The new LLaMa 2 from Meta
    Here is one way to access it, so what do you all think? The post The new LLaMa 2 from Meta appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to GPT-4 is much, much better. What is impressive ... by Michael In reply to Mort Dubois. The model TC linked to is the 7B ... by LivelyClock What do we think? Please write a hypothetical conversation ... by Devin I tried the following: “I want a Stata program which uses ... by Jan D In reply to Whipple Fart. Oh, right. I had missed this fact. ... by artifex Plus 10 more... Related Stories Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang on the productivity effects of LLMs Against human-AI collaboration Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI  ( 4 min )
    The politics of neuroticism and unhappiness
    2/ …the increasing ideological differences on these measures are far larger and more numerous pic.twitter.com/UTl87O1wtS — Zach Goldberg (@ZachG932) July 14, 2023 I’ve said this before, but the evidence for the proposition continues to mount: current political debate in America cannot be understood without the concept of neuroticism — as a formal concept from personality […] The post The politics of neuroticism and unhappiness appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Juice. I'd love to say every diagnosed mental ... by blue jay In reply to HM. I can tell you his predecessors were James ... by New_Thought In reply to klk. What percentage of American youth have ever ... by Steve-O This one of the better things you've written, elegant concise ... by MC In reply to Juice. Nope. ... by Gary Plus 10 more... Related Stories Mental health and European economics departments Progress Matt Yglesias on European politics  ( 5 min )
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    A Stock Fund That Can’t Go Down
    Also a Fisker convertible, SWF PE co-investments, politicians’ stock portfolios and second acts in crypto.  ( 2 min )
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    One bubble is a tragedy, and a bag of bubbles is...
    Kaiser compares two charts showing Ukraine's grains exports.  ( 8 min )
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    Competing chatbots
    Competition among various AI services will spur them to further heights. ChatGPT, Bing, Bard and DeepL: Which one offers the best Japanese-to-English translation? by Karin Kaneko, Japan Times (7/18/23) Kaneko, working with her editors at Japan Times, devised an ingenious test for comparing the quality of several translation tools in different categories of writing.  Since […]  ( 17 min )
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    extreme infrared excesses
    Gaby Contardo (SISSA) showed up in Heidelberg today to make progress on our project on infrared excesses in normal, non-young FGK stars. Because we are using NASA data (along with ESA and NASA ), we are only sensitive to bright, hot infrared excesses, much hotter and brighter than typical debris disks around old stars. We have some candidates, which range in temperature from 300 to 1500 K and are reprocessing maybe one percent or a fraction of a percent of the stellar light. (Warning: I haven't calculated this; this is just a guesstimate based on looking at plots.) What are those things? Today we figured out that they can't be warm substellar companions, so they have to be dust (I guess??).WISEGaia2MASS  ( 14 min )
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    Some questions on regression
    Brett Cooper writes: I read your book Regression and Other Stories. As a beginner and community college student, I wonder if I may be able to ask you a couple of simple and clarifying questions. 1. Multiple Regression and Collinearity … Continue reading →  ( 18 min )
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    a nifty way to work with lists in Obsidian
    Obsidian Outliner [ebouchut] (available as “Outliner" in Obsidian>Settings>Community plugins)  ( 1 min )
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    The Power of Effective Product Ownership – Insight from Appsilon
    In the dynamic world of product development, success often rests in the capable hands of a Product Owner. From our experience, good Product Owners play a vital role in steering projects towards triumph.  As our development teams collaborate closely with clients, we advocate for the appointment of a dedicated Product ... Continue reading: The Power of Effective Product Ownership – Insight from Appsilon  ( 21 min )
    How to subset list objects in R
    Introduction Continue reading: How to subset list objects in R  ( 11 min )
    Reproducible data science with Nix, part 2 — running {targets} pipelines with Nix
    This is the second post in a series of posts about Nix. Disclaimer: I’m a super Continue reading: Reproducible data science with Nix, part 2 — running {targets} pipelines with Nix  ( 39 min )
    Gröbner implicitization and the ‘giacR’ package
    I considerably improved the computation of the Gröbner bases in the Continue reading: Gröbner implicitization and the ‘giacR’ package  ( 8 min )
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    Journal asks scientist to step down from editorial board after sleuth’s comments linked him to paper mill
    An engineering researcher has stepped down from an editorial board at the request of a journal’s leadership following a sleuth’s comment on a Retraction Watch post linking him to paper mill activity.  Masoud Afrand, an assistant professor of engineering at the Islamic Azad University in Iran, was, until recently, on the editorial board of the … Continue reading Journal asks scientist to step down from editorial board after sleuth’s comments linked him to paper mill  ( 8 min )
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    The Vice of Spice: Confronting Lead-Tainted Turmeric
    To enhance the color of turmeric roots, some traders add a toxic substance called lead chromate. Concerned researchers and policymakers developed an intervention that has greatly reduced this practice in Bangladesh — but experts warn that eliminating food fraud requires ongoing surveillance and enforcement.  ( 24 min )
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    Berkeley Meetup On Sunday, Special Guest Philip Tetlock
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    Shiny in Production 2023
    With the early bird deadline approaching, we thought now would be a great time to tell you a bit more about what to expect at this year’s Shiny in Production! Do you require help buil... Continue reading: Shiny in Production 2023  ( 8 min )
    A naive simplex phase 2 implementation with C++ 11 and R
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: A naive simplex phase 2 implementation with C++ 11 and R  ( 21 min )
    Efficiently Finding Duplicate Rows in R: A Comparative Analysis
    Introduction Continue reading: Efficiently Finding Duplicate Rows in R: A Comparative Analysis  ( 10 min )
    Communicating development stages of open-source software
    Software is not immediately stable when being developed. It undergoes design changes, changes to the user interface (application programming interface, API), and features get added or removed over time. Software in a open-source setting, in which... Continue reading: Communicating development stages of open-source software  ( 21 min )
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    This Week’s Hype
    Nanopoulos and co-authors have predictions from superstring theory that are “in strong agreement with NANOGrav data.” He has been at this now for almost 40 years. See for instance Experimental Predictions from the Superstring from 1985, where the superstring predicted … Continue reading →  ( 6 min )
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    Bayes’s theorem for improper mixtures
    While looking for references for a Master summer project at Warwick on Bayesian inference on the Cauchy location parameter, I came across a 2011 Annals of Statistics paper by Peter McCullagh and Han Han.  Which expands the Bayesian framework to the improper case by considering a Poisson process over the parameter set with mean measure […]  ( 7 min )
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    Bayes’s theorem for improper mixtures
    While looking for references for a Master summer project at Warwick on Bayesian inference on the Cauchy location parameter, I came across a 2011 Annals of Statistics paper by Peter McCullagh and Han Han.  Which expands the Bayesian framework to the improper case by considering a Poisson process over the parameter set with mean measure […]  ( 7 min )
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    Feline Resiliency
    Back with some updates: Twitter fixed, Threads added, new Lemmy support. You should get the update automatically. No idea how well the Lemmy stuff works between instances. It’s a start.  ( 1 min )
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    Do the Right Thing: Telling Better Stories With Meaningful Stakes
    Lessons from the movies on why it’s more interesting to do the right thing Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Writers, You Should be on Lemmy!
    This platform is exploding, but there aren’t enough creators — will you rise to the occasion? Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    The Power of Writing Beyond the Enigmas of Minds, Thoughts and Things
    How do you make up your mind when you write? Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    "Double pan"
    Whatever that means. That's what we get when we enter into AI translation software (GT, Baidu, Bing, DeepL) this key term — "双泛" — from this important policy document concerning the goernance of Xinjiang issued by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the CCP. Shuāng 双 is simple:  it means "double".  Fair enough.  But […]  ( 8 min )
    Lawyers subject to hazing at Northwestern?
    "Ben Crump retained by group of Northwestern athletes amidst hazing scandal", WGN News 7/17/2023: EVANSTON, Ill. — A group of athletes from Northwestern University has retained a prominent civil rights and personal injury attorney in the midst of the hazing scandal within the football program. On Monday morning, Ben Crump along with co-counsel Steven M. […]  ( 7 min )
    Soviet style drinks
    Photo taken in a Shanghai hotel: The Chinese writing says: Sū shì yǐnpǐn 苏式饮品 Suzhou style drinks Here, sū 苏 is short for Sūzhōu. not Sūlián 苏联 ("Sovet Union"). Selected readings "New Russian Newspeak" (9/25/22) "Latinxua / Latinization — it worked in the 30s and 40s" (12/21/21)  ( 7 min )
    No parking sign in Taiwanese
    Photo taken outside a casino in Tainan, Taiwan: If you were a monolingual Mandarin speaker and tried to read this sign in your language, even though it looks like it is in "Chinese", it would be a meaningless mishmash: jiā měi dàng tíng qiā 嘉美蕩停掐 "excellent beauty swing / sway stop / park pinch" Right […]  ( 9 min )
    A medieval Dunhuang man
    Bilingual label for a wall painting at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu, China: The Chinese text reads: Zhāng Yìcháo (799 nián 872 nián), Táng mò Dūnhuáng rén. Qí jiā shì jū Héxī, wèi guāngài wàngzú. Shǎo xǐ dúshū, sù yǒu dàzhì, yǒu tāolüè. Hòu shuàilǐng Guā, Shā zhōu mín qǐyì, qūzhú Héxī dìqū de […]  ( 8 min )
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    The Power of a Computational Proof: Uncrossed Knight’s Tours Continued
    In December 2022, I wrote a blog post Uncrossed Knight’s Tours about Derek Kisman’s amazing achievement of calculating the largest uncrossed knight’s tours on rectangular chessboards on sizes M-by-N, where M is small, and N can be very very large. The data showed some asymptotic periodicity, and I wondered how to prove it mathematically. I […]  ( 8 min )
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    9 Incredible Wild Animal Encounters From Our Readers
    Humans aren’t the only animals that enjoy soaking up the summer sun. In the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, crocodiles sunbathe along the muddy banks that line the steep cliffs of Sumidero Canyon. On the small, rural island of Tashirojima, off the coast of eastern Japan, cats lounge peacefully as waves tickle the shore of “Cat Island.” From June to September in Manitoba, some 3,000 beluga whales sing and swim their way along northern Canada’s Churchill River. With a bit of luck, you may even find yourself eye to eye with some of these incredible creatures as they’re busy migrating, raising their young, and getting their tan on during the warm summer months. We recently asked readers on our Facebook page to tell us about their most memorable animal encounters as part of our ongoing Sum…  ( 21 min )
    Big Chicken Barn in Ellsworth, Maine
    In the small town of Ellsworth, Maine, stands a structure that's as fascinating as it is improbable: a barn that's home to neither poultry nor livestock, but an astonishing assortment of antiques and books. The Big Chicken Barn, stretching over 21,000 square feet, is a testament to the unusual, the nostalgic, and the whimsical. The barn's name is not a misnomer, but a nod to its history. Erected in the 1950s, the massive structure initially served as a chicken house for over 20,000 hens. Today, however, its wooden floors echo with the soft rustle of flipping pages and the murmur of intrigued visitors. The barn's upper level teems with antiques, from vintage furniture and rustic kitchenware to historical memorabilia and quirky collectibles. Each piece tells a story, transporting the onlooker to a bygone era. Downstairs, the barn has been transformed into a massive used bookstore, home to over 150,000 titles. It's a veritable paradise for the lover of a good tale, and an unsuspecting find. The book collection spans all genres, including rare editions and out-of-print titles that would enthrall any book hunter. Walking through the Big Chicken Barn feels like stepping into a different world—one where time slows, objects whisper tales of the past, and the joy of discovery is around every corner. Every visit promises something new, thanks to the ever-changing inventory sourced from auctions, estate sales, and individual sellers. Not only is the Big Chicken Barn a treasure trove for antiques and books, but it's also a testament to the magic that can occur when space is repurposed and transformed. Once a bustling hub of the poultry industry, the barn now serves as a sanctuary for lovers of history, literature, and the eclectic. Whether you're a dedicated collector, a casual browser, or a traveler looking for an offbeat experience, the Big Chicken Barn offers an adventure in exploration. And like the best adventures, you never know what you'll find.  ( 13 min )
    An Bang Cemetery in Vinh An, Vietnam
    Nicknamed the "city of ghosts," An Bang Cemetery is an impressible display of artistic construction and wealth.  The history of An Bang Cemetery is intertwined with the emigration of residents from An Bang Village to Europe and the United States after the reunification of Vietnam in 1975. These emigrants sent money back to their relatives, making An Bang one of the wealthiest villages in the country. The affluence of the town is evident in the grand houses and neatly paved driveways seen while driving through the streets. The residents dedicate their time to constructing extravagant mausoleums within the 250-hectare cemetery, adjacent to a beautiful, empty sandy beach.  The building of these structures began in 1995 and has since become increasingly lavish, often reaching two or three stories high. Adorned with intricate gold carvings of dragons and mythical creatures, these mausoleums even feature fully functional bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens. This lavish display reflects not only the residents' opulent lifestyle but also their strong belief in the afterlife and the importance of honoring their ancestors. According to their beliefs, meticulously caring for and decorating the tombs will bring good fortune to the family. The cost of constructing these tombs can reach as much as £50,000 (GBP), an extraordinary amount in a country where poverty is prevalent. Visiting this unique cemetery, surrounded by towering tombs, gives a ghostly and awe-inspiring experience, allowing one to imagine the splendid kingdom where the spirits of ancestors reside.  ( 13 min )
    Visoki Dečani Monastery in Deçan, Kosovo
    Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located in Kosovo. It is renowned for its historical and cultural significance, as well as its remarkable architecture and religious art. The Visoki Dečani Monastery was built in the mid-14th century (between 1327 and 1335) by King Stefan Dečanski of Serbia. It was established as a royal endowment and served as a mausoleum for the Nemanjić dynasty. Representing the height of Serbian medieval architecture, encompassing both Byzantine and Romanesque styles with distinct Serbian elements, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. It represents the historical and artistic achievements of Serbia in this area. The monastery complex consists of the main church, several chapels, monk cells, and a defensive wall. Furthermore, frescoes cover the walls and ceilings of the main church, depicting biblical scenes, saints, and the lives of Serbian rulers. The art is renowned for its vivid colors, detailed craftsmanship, and spiritual expression. It serves as a place of worship, pilgrimage, and cultural preservation, playing a vital role in maintaining the Serbian Orthodox Christian tradition. Despite the complex political situation in the region, Visoki Dečani Monastery remains a prominent spiritual and cultural destination, attracting visitors from around the world who come to admire its beauty and learn about its rich history. It is amongst the top most endangered cultural sites in Europe.  ( 12 min )
    Reed Gold Mine in Midland, North Carolina
    Reed Gold Mine is the first documented commercial gold found in the United States, triggering the first gold rush. The land was owned by John Reed, a former Hessian soldier, who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War. Reed and his family settled onto a farmstead in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, Northeast of Charlotte.  The story of the gold discovery began in 1799 when Reed's son found a large yellow rock in a nearby creek. The rock weighed 17 pounds. Not originally recognized as gold, legend has it that the family used the rock as the doorstop for the family house.  A nearby jeweler from Fayetteville identified the rock as gold in 1802 while visiting the home. It was purchased for a portion of its true worth. Eventually, word got out and gold was discovered in nearby creeks and land, triggering a gold rush. At its peak, the estimated value mined each year in the mine and surrounding areas topped over one million dollars, including a 28-pound gold nugget that was also found at Reed's farm.  ( 12 min )
    Turkey's Endangered Orchids Are Disappearing, One Sip at a Time
    For Kerem Özcan, a data scientist based in Amsterdam, winters in his home country of Turkey would not have been the same without salep, a hot drink made of crushed orchid roots, milk, and sugar. On ski trips to the mountains of Uludağ, “we'd always end the cold and tiring day with a salep,” he says. Özcan, who left Turkey in 2013, is one of the many Turkish people living abroad who thirsts for salep. “I tried to quench it with eggnog a couple times, but it didn't cut it for me,” he says. Much like eggnog, salep is a staple winter drink, and it is enjoyed throughout Turkey, Greece, and parts of the Middle East. Part comfort food and part medicine, it is a popular folk remedy for everything from stomachache to impotence. In recent years, increased interest towards plant-based drinks and …  ( 24 min )
    Ginkgo Grove Garden in Boyce, Virginia
    The State Arboretum of Virginia at the University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce is home to one of North America's largest groves of Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) trees. The planting includes approximately 300 mature trees. Although beautiful at all times of the year, the grove is especially stunning in the autumn. Beginning in late October, the trees put on a spectacular display as their fan-shaped leaves turn from bright green to brilliant yellow. As the leaves fall, they carpet the grove in drifts of yellow and gold. The genesis of the Ginkgo Grove Garden was an experiment by Dr. Orlando E. White, Blandy's first director. Because Ginkgo trees are dioecious, (either male or female), White hypothesized that a random planting of Gingko seeds would result in a 1:1 ratio of male …  ( 13 min )
    Twelve Pound Howitzer in Pune, India
    Along a bustling thoroughfare in the center of Pune is the popular Mahatma Phule Museum. It was founded in 1875 and was formerly called the Poona Industrial Museum. Later it was renamed Lord Reay Industrial Museum and in 1968, it was renamed once again, this time to the Mahatma Phule Museum. At the entrance, in the spacious courtyard, is a circle fenced with artistic pillars and a chain. Within this circle stands an imposing piece of artillery on two gigantic wheels. An information plaque describes this gun to be a 12-pound howitzer. This type of weapon could fire cannonballs or other projectiles of 12 pounds from its barrel. According to experts, a howitzer falls between a cannon and a mortar with long-range capabilities. The plaque also mentions that this particular gun was manufactured in 1859 in Bengal (now West Bengal).  ( 12 min )
    Podcast: A House Move Like No Other
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit author Dave Eggers, who has an enduring affinity for Idaho. Eggers shares the story of a unique family that undertook what is perhaps one of the strangest, slowest moves in history. The fascinating tale provided inspiration for the writer’s new children’s book, Moving the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine Mansion. Get the book here, and learn more about Eggers and his work here. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
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    Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab Helps Most When Taken Early in Disease
    An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease
    Stunning, Hours-Long Solar Flare Unleashes Plasma Blob
    A trio of solar flares from a departing sunspot include one major flare that lasted several hours
    Ultracold Gases Can Probe Neutron Star Guts
    Earth-based analogs are opening new frontiers in studies of the superdense interiors of neutron stars
    Deep-Sea Mining Can Chase off Marine Life for Months
    Even small deep-sea mining operations can have a significant effect on marine life, a new study has found, just as such mining operations are poised to begin with no industry rules in place
    Mammals Preyed on Much Larger Dinosaurs, a Stunning New Fossil Reveals
    An extraordinary fossil captures the moment when a hungry mammal attacked a dinosaur
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities Have Affirmative Action Solutions. But They Need Help
    The Supreme Court undermined affirmative action at prestige universities. We need a new science and technology agenda at every school, one that includes historically underserved people
    How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
    As the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off, repeated concussions and head injuries in the sport raise discussion about the lifelong consequences on the brain
    Cities Use Spikes to Keep Birds Away. Birds Are Using Them in Nests
    Researchers across Europe have found bizarre nests bristling with the sharp metal stakes cities use to repel birds
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    Pinarasakan (Malaysian Braised Fish With Sour Fruit)
    Salty, sour, spicy, and fragrant with turmeric and ginger, this braised fish is typically served with leafy greens and rice.  ( 14 min )
    Cooking on a Glass Stovetop? We Rounded Up the Best Cookware for the Task
    We rounded up the best cookware for cooking on a glass-top stove, according to our equipment reviews.  ( 29 min )
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    Matt Yglesias on European politics
    The deeper reason, though, is that Europe has kind of killed off politics. So much power now rests at the EU level, but the EU doesn’t conduct a recognizable form of democratic politics. Voting for the European Parliament has what David Schleicher terms a “second-order” pattern, where Spanish voters will cast their votes in the European […] The post Matt Yglesias on European politics appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to ts. The US is a continent sized country not ... by Humphrey_Appleby In reply to Bill. Fake Bill at 19:13:27 by Bill In reply to Bill. Fake Bill at 19:10:41 by Bill In reply to Bill. Fake Bill at 19:11:48 by Bill In reply to Behemot. I would just add the obvious point that ... by ts Plus 10 more... Related Stories How the NSF Moved Faster than the NIH During COVID-19 Why Singaporean democracy is like a social media graph Singapore has less policy accumulation  ( 5 min )
    Tuesday assorted links
    1. Inside the underbelly of Karachi. 2. “My glimpsed personal highlight of the conference was spotting Tyler Cowen and Ian Leslie discuss the Beatles and have 2 minutes listening in to them.”  Benjamin Yeoh on the Civic Future Progress Summit. 3. Maxwell Tabarrok on NSF > NIH during the Covid crisis. 4. Chat GPT as […] The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 3. Why is this an Assorted Link when Alex had made a separate ... by Anon 3. Why is this an Assorted Link when Alex had made a separate ... by Anon In reply to MikeP. You’re a moron by Anonymous Claude is a stupid silly name for a bot- my sister dogs name ... by Antony T. Why not this Tweer Sir Cowen? Eliezer Yudkowsky ... by Antony T. Plus 10 more...  ( 4 min )
    How the NSF Moved Faster than the NIH During COVID-19
    The NSF is a much smaller organization than the NIH but during the pandemic it moved more quickly. Why? Maxwell Tabarrok explains: The NSF relied on its special congressional authority to skip peer review to bootstrap its pandemic-related granting. Two pre-existing programs which use this authority enabled the NSF’s speedy response. The RAPID (Rapid Response […] The post How the NSF Moved Faster than the NIH During COVID-19 appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments My guess is the NSF has a higher risk tolerance than almost all ... by mikeInThe716 In reply to PHinton. What is going on with VW or its CEO, and ... by Huh? In reply to PHinton. But you seem to have completely skipped ... by No, everything is not going great In reply to Please PHinton. Oh, and Mr “VW is going to kick ... by PHinton In reply to Please PHinton. > We have not run out of ammo ... by PHinton Plus 10 more... Related Stories Matt Yglesias on European politics Art market fractionalization NBA (CEO) fact of the day  ( 5 min )
    Work from home, and golf
    1) Working from Home (WFH) has powered a huge boom in golfing 2) Golfers are playing more golf on weekdays, for example 143% more on Wednesday in 2022 vs 2019 3) Golfers are playing more mid-afternoon, for example 278% more on Wednesday 4pm in 2022 vs 2019 Here is more from Alex Finan and Nick […] The post Work from home, and golf appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Dick King. I think my wife is a counter-example. ... by Dave In reply to sxb. Worse than that. I find myself dealing with ... by Duncan In reply to Dick King. It's not impossible, especially if ... by Pipsterate In reply to Lord Action. FWIW, a day with a client is usually ... by Lord Action In reply to Civet. I'm not 100% WFH, more like 3-4 days per ... by Lord Action Plus 10 more... Related Stories NBA (CEO) fact of the day Wemby  ( 4 min )
    What I’ve been reading
    Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848-1849.  The new go-to book on this topic, magisterial on the lead-up causes and later on the international influences and contagions.  Will make the year’s best non-fiction list. Fearghal Cochrane, Belfast: The Story of a City and its People.  A wonderful book on this most underrated […] The post What I’ve been reading appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to MikeP. One million dead in the US. Polio killed ... by The Original D In reply to sxb. He's also an internet and social media ... by Bob there are a few good books today most of them have all been ... by Antony T. In reply to Anon. He's FOS too most self-proclaimed ... by Antony T. In reply to Anon. Speaking of which, the philosopher Harry ... by Anon Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with David Bentley Hart Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism *Germany in the World*  ( 5 min )
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    Watch vintage 1973 b-roll of Mary Tyler Moore out and about in Minneapolis
    Plus: All-terrain track chairs coming to more Minnesota state parks; search for Navaeh Kingbird continues; on the origins of the Aquatennial; Otsego townhomes destroyed in fire; and more.  ( 5 min )
    Can most minors in Minnesota receive an abortion without notifying their parents?
    Yes. In Minnesota, minors do not need to notify a parent or legal guardian before receiving an abortion.  ( 6 min )
    Fill in the I-94 trench? Add more lanes? Here are the options the state is studying for I-94 between St. Paul & Minneapolis
    A guide — with pictures! — to the various options MnDOT will be weighing for the future of the east-west link between the Twin Cities’ two downtowns.  ( 17 min )
    Minneapolis leaders pitch downtown option for torched Third Police Precinct’s new location
    The new option is meant to bridge the divide on the issue between community members and city officials.  ( 15 min )
    Rising temperatures intensify the need for solar, wind energy
    That’s why we need to be innovative and build solar infrastructure where most electricity is used, in urban and suburban areas.  ( 9 min )
    Is teaching the Bible in public school unconstitutional?
    No. It is not unconstitutional to teach about the Bible in public schools.  ( 6 min )
    How deeply will Minnesotans feel the impact of federal pandemic programs ending?
    The federal government spent trillions of dollars providing stimulus checks, increased unemployment and food stamp benefits, provided forgivable business loans, rent and student loan moratoriums and funding for dozens of other programs.  ( 15 min )
    Vongsay takes on spirituality, colonialism and cannibals in new play
    In her new play, Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay examines the impact of colonialism and United States secret war in Laos through camp, Kung Fu, and creativity.  ( 12 min )
    AG Keith Ellison compares Clarence Thomas to house slave from ‘Django Unchained’
    Plus: Allina Health to layoff hundreds of employees; St. Cloud Mall owes millions in debt; judge blocks Iowa abortion ban; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    The 10 Most Underrated Movies From Tom Cruise
    Over the past four decades, few actors have attained the level of fame or box-office returns as Tom Cruise. Even at present, over the age of 60, with 47 acting credits and four Academy Award nominations under his belt, Cruise is still delivering some of the most widely popular audience pleasers to the big screen. […]  ( 9 min )
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    Buyout Funds Buy From Themselves
    Also BlackRock pleases everyone, Customers Bank banks crypto customers, what is X worth and email typos.  ( 2 min )
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    When your regression model has interactions, do you need to include all the corresponding main effects?
    Jeff Gill writes: For some reason the misinterpretations about interactions in regression models just won’t go away. I teach the point that mathematically and statistically one doesn’t have to include the main effects along with the multiplicative component, but if … Continue reading →  ( 17 min )
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    NRL Predictions for Round 21
    Team Ratings for Round 21 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Panthers 11.91 12.99 -1.10 Storm 7.15 11.21 -4.10 Cowboys 6.10 6.23 -0.10 Rabbitohs […] NRL Predictions for Round 21 first appeared on Stats Chat.  ( 4 min )
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    Econ study retracted after researchers find ‘undocumented alterations in the code’
    An economics study has been retracted after other researchers identified several inconsistencies in the study’s code and submitted a comment to the journal.  Those critics say the flaws drove the paper’s main findings, but an author of the study says they had no major effect and stands by the results. The original paper, “Dividend Taxes … Continue reading Econ study retracted after researchers find ‘undocumented alterations in the code’  ( 9 min )
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    How the Affirmative Action Ruling Will Impact Health Care
    Considerable evidence shows that a more diverse workforce of doctors does a better job of treating diverse patients. But on June 29, the Supreme Court found race-conscious admissions programs unconstitutional. How will the ruling affect the diversity of health care providers, and ultimately, patient care?  ( 13 min )
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    A likelihood for our Phi-M radio
    There are AM radios and FM radios and (if you are a nerd) PCM radios. But Abby Shaum (CUNY) and I have built a Phi-M radio, which demodulates phase variations in a carrier signal. We (with Keaton Bell, CUNY) are using it to find binary companions and planets around stars that show coherent pulsation modes in their photometry. Today I wrote down a noise model for the output of our demodulator. It isn't completely trivial. But it's good, because we can make a likelihood function for fitting our companions. Our model will end up being a limit of the more general model called by Dan Hey (Hawai'i).Maelstrom  ( 14 min )
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    A faster way to teach a robot
    A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.  ( 9 min )

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    Contra The xAI Alignment Plan
    Machine Alignment Monday 7/17/23
    Open Thread 285
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    ulΓimaΓe Pólγa
    Last week, Gegor  Zens, Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, and Helga Wagner arXived a revision of their paper on latent Pólya-Gamma random variables for logistic regression models (which I had not read before). The central idea follows from Albert and Chib 1993 paper on a Gibbs sampler for binary and polychotomous data, namely a data augmentation (a.k.a. Gibbs […]  ( 7 min )
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    ulΓimaΓe Pólγa
    Last week, Gegor  Zens, Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, and Helga Wagner arXived a revision of their paper on latent Pólya-Gamma random variables for logistic regression models (which I had not read before). The central idea follows from Albert and Chib 1993 paper on a Gibbs sampler for binary and polychotomous data, namely a data augmentation (a.k.a. Gibbs […]  ( 7 min )
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    Do all state laws allow people to travel to get abortion access?
    Yes. No state currently outlaws traveling for an abortion.  ( 7 min )
    Does Minnesota law mandate that the state exclusively use wind and solar power?
    No. Minnesota’s climate legislation plans out a goal for a 100% carbon-free electricity standard by 2040. This includes wind, solar, hydroelectric and nuclear sources of energy.  ( 6 min )
    Minnesota Dept. of Human Services angers government transparency advocates with email policy change
    Plus: Minneapolis man sentenced after attack on transgender woman; Mayor Jacob Frey presents another option for Third Precinct; girl fatally shot near Lake of the Isles; and more.  ( 7 min )
    Fibroids cause disproportionate hurt and harm on Black women
    In the U.S., Black women are three times more likely than white women to develop fibroids and also more likely to develop them at a younger age.  ( 25 min )
    St. Paul’s ambitious new bike plan has a few holes to fill
    One open question, raised by long-time bike advocates, centers on the tradeoff between expensive, high-quality bike infrastructure that takes a long time to build, and more compromised, cheaper projects that might happen more quickly.  ( 23 min )
    ‘Anything is possible’: Recovery advocate, ex-felon makes a run for Duluth City Council
    Until this spring, when Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill restoring voting rights to ex-felons, Miranda Pacheco would not have been able to vote. Now, her first-ever vote will be for herself.  ( 20 min )
    Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety
    America’s milk producers worry about the type of milk schools serve, amid a decades-long decline in milk sales. New competition from oat, soy, and almond milk is taking an increasing share of the beverage market from cow’s milk.  ( 19 min )
    The Sea Wing steamer disaster of July 1890
    The accident ranks among the most deadly on America’s inland waterways.  ( 11 min )
    Why aren’t we addressing climate change with American solutions?
    Requiring U.S. farmers to comply with an international scheme favoring European regulations and norms is a burdensome process most farmers cannot afford – both in time and money.  ( 13 min )
    Minnesota man identified as officer killed in Fargo shooting
    Plus: A roofing scam in the Twin Cities; Grand Rapids saw mill workers go on strike; MN swing voters wary of Ron DeSantis; and more.  ( 9 min )
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    Female Physicists Aren't Represented in the Media--And This Lack of Representation Hurts the Field
    The Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accomplished female scientists
    How to Use the Air Quality Index
    Wildfire smoke from Canada is causing poor air quality along the East Coast. Here’s what those air quality alerts mean
    Phoenix Roasts in Record-Breaking 110-Plus-Degree Heat, with No End in Sight
    The Phoenix area has withered for a month under triple-digit temperatures that experts say will become more common with climate change
    Dolphins and Whales Will Never Evolve Back into Land Animals
    Scientists have discovered that once mammals, such as dolphins or orcas, have become fully aquatic, they pass a threshold that makes a return to terrestrial landscapes almost impossible
    Chatbot Honeypot: How AI Companions Could Weaken National Security
    AI chatbots blur the line between intimacy and secrecy, posing risks for users with national security interests and access to sensitive information
    Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow
    The buzzy industry of robotic pollinators is setting its sights on indoor farms for urban—and extraterrestrial—environments
    Should We Care About AI's Emergent Abilities?
    Here's how large language models — or LLMs — actually work.
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    ‘A collection of command-line tools to work with your Mastodon account’
    mastotool [jaygooby] Search your fediverse posts and get stats - works well for me on the mac via homebrew. 😎  ( 1 min )
    linkylove 07-17-23
    TALES OF AN ORANGEPEELER AZOART NEXUS FRESH SELECT Mastodon Resources Rooms.xyz (Terms) 📌  ( 1 min )
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    My Writing Will Never Be “Original”
    But here’s how I still try to make it great Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    What Makes Writing Immersive?
    The art of story, space, and Hell’s Angels Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    In The Era of Cancel Culture, Is Satire Worth the Risk?
    Reflections on ‘A Modest Proposal’ and how little the world has changed Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    Understanding viral justice
    Author and African American studies scholar Ruha Benjamin urges MIT Libraries staff to “re-imagine the default settings” of technology for a more just future.  ( 7 min )
    Armando Solar-Lezama named inaugural Distinguished College of Computing Professor
    EECS professor appointed to new professorship in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.  ( 6 min )
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    Oro African Church in Shanty Bay, Ontario
    The city of Barrie lies slightly more than 100 kilometres north of Toronto. If one wanders just a bit farther, the community of Oro-Medonte occupies the open land between Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe and the southern tip of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. The land in this region formed the backbone of British supply lines between the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. In the years following that conflict, the fear of a restrengthened America invading once more was considered a very real possibility. In order to secure the main supply route between Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay, a rough-hewn path was cut through the wilderness. This route would come to be known as the Penetanguishene Road, named after the naval establishment located at its northernmost point. It was decided by the government…  ( 13 min )
    Lousy Tower in Parma, Italy
    Via Farini is today one of Parma's main streets, known for its bars and wine bars. In ancient times it was called Strada dei Genovesi because of the presence of the warehouses that, from here, carried Parma's cheeses and cold cuts to the port of the Ligurian city. In a building on the street that corners Via Maestri is a strange symbol that in a stylized way was meant to represent a louse. During the medieval period, it was ordered that mountaineers from the Apennine mountains, who often carried the troublesome parasite, passed through the area. Before bringing their products, it was necessary that they be checked one by one to prevent the proliferation of the insects.  ( 12 min )
    Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in Gerlach, Nevada
    The pronghorn antelope, which is not a true antelope, is unique to North America and is the sole surviving representative of a separate group of ruminants. They were hunted nearly to extinction—it's estimated that there were only about 14,000 individuals left by 1914. Due to extensive conservation efforts, the species has recovered, with around a million animals alive today. A major factor in the pronghorn's recovery was the establishment of dedicated wildlife refuges in the early 20th century. The largest was the Sheldon Antelope Refuge in the northwest corner of Nevada next to the Oregon line. It began with the purchase of 34,000 acres at Last Chance Ranch in 1931. In 1936, President Roosevelt added over 540,000 adjacent acres of Federal lands, with the total acreage combined into a single wildlife refuge. At present, the refuge is managed in conjunction with the smaller Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge in Oregon, which was created at the same time. The Sheldon Refuge consists of high desert steppe, including tilted tablelands and deep canyons (such as Thousand Creek Gorge, which overlaps the refuge slightly on the east side). It encloses the Virgin Valley opal mines, which were grandfathered in. Virgin Valley is also the site of the current refuge headquarters, as well as the Dufurrena Ponds, which provide waterfowl habitat and are open to fishing with a Nevada license. The Last Chance Ranch was the original heart of the refuge, and indeed served as the headquarters in the early years. The ranch building is still preserved as a historical site.  ( 14 min )
    Haus des Lehrers in Berlin, Germany
    The Alexanderplatz area is a beautiful spot for looking at some of the most extravagant socialist architecture. One of the most notable buildings is a seemingly ordinary skyscraper that is wrapped in a colorful mosaic.  The building dates from the early 1960s and was erected in place of its predecessor which was bombed during warfare. It was the first skyscraper in the area and was built to impress. Designed by the Hermann Henselmann, B. Geyer, and J. Streitparth architect collective, this 12-story high-rise was at its time Europe's most advanced center for teachers and educators—sporting a huge library behind the three-story spanning mosaic that held over 650,000 books, but also a cafe, restaurant, bar, bookshop, and cabaret.  The mosaic itself was designed and implemented by Walter Womacka and uses a staggering 800,000 stones. The work of art is titled "Our Life" and showcases idealistic snippets of socialist life in East Germany, with a special focus on educators. The style is made in that of Mexican mural art and it is one of thelargest works of art in Europe.  ( 13 min )
    Roman Punic Necropolis in Tangier, Morocco
    Just outside the walls of the Tangier Kasbah is this Punic Roman necropolis. Surrounded by the breathtaking scenery of the Strait of Gibraltar, there are 98 tombs in this necropolis, more than 50 of which are carved into the rock. Along with Roman artifacts from various eras, tools from the Punic and Neo-Punic traditions were discovered inside. The final period of the cemetery's habitation began at the end of the 4th century BCE. For housing a cemetery of 98 tombs, of which more than 50 are carved in coffered rock, the holes in the ground have managed to withstand the passing of time. The necropolis is also a meeting place that enriches social coexistence—widely frequented by residents of the city and tourists that want to enjoy a fantastic view.  ( 12 min )
    Shunpike in Charlemont, Massachusetts
    Shunpiking is defined as  "the act of deliberately avoiding roads that require payment of a fee or toll to travel on them, usually by traveling on alternative 'free' roads which bypass the toll." One of the first instances in America occurred along the Mohawk Trail, in Charlemont, Massachusettes.  A road for stagecoaches was built over the Hoosac Range in the northwestern part of the state in 1787, and the road came under the control of the Turnpike Association in 1797. That year, travelers of the Mohawk Trail forded the Deerfield River rather than pay the toll at the turnpike bridge. In 1810, they won the battle for free travel on all Massachusetts roads. The act is memorialized by the historical marker at the Shunkpike Rest Stop. This portion of the river is now used for tubing and fishing in the warmer months.  ( 12 min )
    Ohio Statehouse Fossils in Columbus, Ohio
    Inside the walls of Ohio's Statehouse are the state's legislative power and items from Ohio's history, but the walls and floors themselves pay homage to the state's prehistoric history.  The statehouse is constructed of Columbus Limestone, which was formed from sediments deposited around 390–405 million years ago during the Devonian Period when what would become Ohio was a warm, shallow sea. The corals, sponges, and shelled animals of the sea make up this limestone, and the statehouse is one of the best places for the public to view these fossils where the limestone is used for the walls.  Crown Point Limestone, used as floor tile, was sourced from quarries in Isle La Motte, Vermont. This limestone from the Late Ordovician Period, about 459 million years old, showcases major groups of invertebrates also occurring in Columbus Limestone with the addition of marine gastropods.  ( 12 min )
    This Stunning Sabertooth Cat Skull Belonged to a Big Male That Died Young
    This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity, and intelligence. These animals shared the North American landscape with other large carnivores, including short-faced bears, dire wolves, and the American lion, as well as megaherbivores including mammoths, mastodons, muskoxen, and long-horned bison. Then at the end of the Pleistocene, between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, they all vanished. The only place to see them now is in the fossil record. Carnivore fossils are extremely rare, though, in comparison to those of their prey. Prey are always more abundant than predators in a healthy ecosystem. So the probability of burial, storage and discovery of carnivo…  ( 19 min )
    Eat Like Vikings and Other Ancient Seafarers
    THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE JULY 15, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. When Christopher Columbus bumbled his way into the Bahamas in 1492, his crew must have been relieved—if only for a break from leathery salted beef and hardtack biscuits softened in water-flavored wine. On a later voyage, Columbus’s son Ferdinand wrote, “What with the heat and dampness, our ship biscuit had become so wormy that, God help me, I saw many who waited for darkness to eat porridge made of it, that they might not see the maggots.” In 1519, when Ferdinand Magellan vowed to circumnavigate the Earth on a two-year voyage with five ships and 239 men, he set forth with 2,626 kilos of aged bacon, 1,547 liters of dried beans, 1,293 kilos of cheese, 140 barrels …  ( 22 min )
    Podcast: The Coffee Palace
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit a majestic building in Santos, Brazil, that was once the center of the coffee trade. Go deeper with professor Ian Read’s work here and read more in the Atlas here. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 15 min )
    Puzzle Monday: Starstruck Crossword
    This Atlas Obscura–themed crossword comes from independent crossword constructor Brendan Emmett Quigley. He has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996, and his pieces have appeared in dozens of publications. He's also a member of the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas Obscura pages that contain the answer. Happy solving!  ( 11 min )
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    11 Super Pink Cocktails to Sneak Into the Barbie Movie
    Pink mixed drinks to celebrate the color-saturated cultural sensation that is the Barbie Movie.  ( 14 min )
    Italian-American Beef Braciole
    This Italian-American beef braciole recipe features thin slices of beef topped with a savory breadcrumb filling and prosciutto, that's rolled up and braised in a tomato sauce.  ( 18 min )
    The One Thing We're Buying at Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale Is Our Winning Electric Kettle
    This kettle lets you home in on the perfect water temperature, whether it’s for brewing tea or coffee.  ( 11 min )
    If You Love Charcoal Grilling, You’ll Love Konro Grills
    We spoke to experts to learn more about Konro grills, why they’re great, and how to use one.  ( 19 min )
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    Art market fractionalization
    From an email sent to me by The Art Newspaper: Fractionalisation and tokenisation of art are all the rage. While the notion of unlocking the value in an artwork by selling shares in it has been around for over a decade, a slew of new initiatives is taking it to an explosive new level. Among […] The post Art market fractionalization appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In the context of personal consumption, fractionalization of ... by Bill When Paul Allen's high-quality $1.6 billion art collection was ... by Bjorn In reply to dearieme. I have a co-worker who buys a quarter ... by mkt42 In reply to Tom T.. Or Paris Hilton. by Bill If dispersing the ownership lowers the depreciation rate on the ... by Keith Plus 10 more... Related Stories NBA (CEO) fact of the day Bottlenecks and the productivity slowdown Markets in everything those new service sector jobs body doubling edition  ( 7 min )
    Mission Impossible 7 (no real spoilers)
    Eh.  It has some good scenes, but there was no movie in the movie, as they say.  I do understand this is a film and also a visual event, but the evil AI should have been kept abstract, rather than visualized in such a corny, stupid fashion.  That reminded me of Hitchcock’s Spellbound, which is […] The post Mission Impossible 7 (no real spoilers) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to FG. I thought Arrival was uninteresting. by EdR I'd like to see a review of Mel Gibson's Sound of Freedom, that ... by Anonymous In reply to DeQuan. He didn't like Top Gun Maverick either. by Soap McTavish No love for Asteroid City? Maybe Wes Anderson is a very ... by Slocum In reply to Tom Meadowcroft. Parasite: I don't think that ... by Justin Chang Plus 10 more... Related Stories Los Alamos From Below My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 7 min )
    Monday assorted links
    1. Rasheed Griffith interviews Anton Howes on the Caribbean, Japanese toilets, and much more. 2. Puffin photo. 3. The economic life of cells? 4. Harvey Mansfield retires. 5. Good profile of BAP.  In my view, the so-called “New Right” needs to learn to live with feminization, one way or another.  I think of BAP as […] The post Monday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Gobble gobble. Here's a secret about downvotes: ... by Phinton In reply to James N. Markels. +1 Boomerific! by Anti-Gnostic In reply to Hazel Meade. I don't know what you are talking ... by Michael Wallace In reply to Justin Chang. Indeed. And I think Marxist Nicolas ... by Dain In reply to Gobble gobble. Not to judge, but to save yourself ... by Eh Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    NBA (CEO) fact of the day
    “there are now more NBA players with $30 million annual salaries than CEOs of S&P 500 companies who are guaranteed that much.” Here is further information. The post NBA (CEO) fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments It's incredible how successful the NBA has become. There are ... by Hoosier In reply to AlexR. Baseball contracts are fully guaranteed ... by Anonymous In reply to rayward. Compensation was not flat by Anonymous In reply to (Not That) Bill O'Reilly. Sure you could. At ... by Lord Action In reply to Lord Action. Can't insure against dead cap space. by (Not That) Bill O'Reilly Plus 10 more... Related Stories Bottlenecks and the productivity slowdown Markets in everything those new service sector jobs body doubling edition Shopify is a Great Company!  ( 6 min )
    Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang on the productivity effects of LLMs
    Now published in Science: We examined the productivity effects of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the assistive chatbot ChatGPT, in the context of midlevel professional writing tasks. In a preregistered online experiment, we assigned occupation-specific, incentivized writing tasks to 453 college-educated professionals and randomly exposed half of them to ChatGPT. Our results show that […] The post Shakked Noy and Whitney Zhang on the productivity effects of LLMs appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Note that a big dampener of productivity here is actually ... by Bob So in a GPT world, what is the new equilibrium for “midlevel ... by DF In reply to rayward. As a former “professional” IT geek, ... by Skeptical American > excitement about AI temporarily rose. Idk. In my personal ... by Oldcurmudgeon So as far as I can tell the takeaway is it makes everyone in ... by Bilbo b. Plus 10 more... Related Stories Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI On white flight (from the comments) Against human-AI collaboration  ( 6 min )
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    Branches Make Bank Runs Harder
    Also XRP and orange groves, ARKK and VC megafunds, a $2 bill and a quote from the Odyssey.  ( 2 min )
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    Elk topolects
    Who would have thought? Even North America’s Elk Have Regional Dialects Why do Pennsylvania elk sound different from Colorado elk? By Kylie Mohr, The Atlantic Monthly (July 16, 2023) —– It’s a crisp fall evening in Grand Teton National Park. A mournful, groaning call cuts through the dusky-blue light: a male elk, bugling. The sound […]  ( 10 min )
    RFK Jr on ethnic allele frequencies
    tl;dr: RFK Jr. asserted recently that "COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people", while "the people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese", also implying that this "racial and ethnic differential" means that the virus may have been created as an "ethnic bio weapon". In response to objections, he defended his […]  ( 12 min )
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    Balls in Boxes
    I stumbled upon a cute puzzle on Facebook which originally came from a new book, Creative Puzzles to Ignite Your Mind by Shyam Sunder Gupta. Share:  ( 5 min )
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Pengcheng Zhang
    p585. penultimate line, typo, "An element of the relative (co)tangent 'spaceis' called a relative (co)tangent vector."  ( 12 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Jan
    In reply to Jan. Please ignore my comment above: I misread remark 6.6.30.  ( 12 min )
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    What data to include in an analysis? Not always such an easy question. (Elliott Morris / Nate Silver / Rasmussen polls edition)
    Someone pointed me to a recent post by Nate Silver, “Polling averages shouldn’t be political litmus tests, and they need consistent standards, not make-it-up-as-you-go,” where Nate wrote: The new Editorial Director of Data Analytics at ABC News, G. Elliott Morris, … Continue reading →  ( 25 min )
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    Journal to retract papers that cost its impact factor and spot in leading index
    A journal that didn’t get an impact factor this year after Clarivate, the company behind the closely-watched but controversial metric, identified unusual citations in several articles will retract the offending papers, according to its editor.  Genetika, a publication of the Serbian Genetics Society, did not receive an updated impact factor in Clarivate’s 2023 Journal Citation … Continue reading Journal to retract papers that cost its impact factor and spot in leading index  ( 9 min )
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    Negative Prices for Power
    Yesterday it was so windy near Edinburgh that the price of power went negative! Why does the price go negative? Apparently because it costs more to slow the turbines than to let them spin and generate power. And it costs more to dump the power somewhere than to have customers use it. We get the […]  ( 12 min )
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    Negative Prices for Power
    Yesterday it was so windy near Edinburgh that the price of power went negative! Why does the price go negative? Apparently because it costs more to slow the turbines than to let them spin and generate power. And it costs more to dump the power somewhere than to have customers use it. We get the […]  ( 12 min )
    Using catalogs responsibly
    I had a conversation with Vedant Chandra (Harvard) today about how catalogs are used, and how that relates to how they are built. We started off by arguing about how principled one should be about doing a populations inference. Too abstract! So Chandra moved us in the pragmatic direction: Let's look at a very specific inference and see what matters about it. We decided to look at the distances to distant clusters in the ESA data: How do your inferences depend on the number of stars you use, the signal-to-noise ratios of those stars, and whether your individual-star measurements are maximum-likelihood or obtained by consideration of a posterior pdf? That should answer questions, and set up some concrete points of discussion.Gaia  ( 14 min )
    Common knowledge and quantum utility
    Yesterday James Knight did a fun interview with me for his “Philosophical Muser” podcast about Aumann’s agreement theorem and human disagreements more generally. It’s already on YouTube here for those who would like to listen. Speaking of making things common knowledge, several people asked me to blog about the recent IBM paper in Nature, “Evidence […]  ( 9 min )
    What are "quantum oscillations"?
    For the first time in a couple of decades, I was visiting the , which is always a fun, intellectually stimulating experience.  (Side note: I sure hope that the rapidly escalating costs of everything in the Aspen area don't make this venue untenable in the future, and that there are growing generous financial structures that can allow this to be accessible for those of limited funding.)  One of the topics of discussion this week was "quantum oscillations" in insulators, and I thought it might be fun to try to explain, on some accessible level, just how weird those observations are.  Aspen Center for Physics Historically, quantum oscillations are observed in metals and (doped) semiconductors, and they have been a great tool for understanding electronic structure in conductive materials, a t…  ( 12 min )
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    Building Websites in R with Distill workshop
    Join our workshop on Building Websites in R with Distill, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!  Here’s some more info:  Title: Building Websites in R with Distill Date: Thursday, August 17th, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone) Speaker: Jenny Sloane, postdoc fellow in Health Services Research ... Continue reading: Building Websites in R with Distill workshop  ( 11 min )
    Finding Duplicate Values in a Data Frame in R: A Guide Using Base R and dplyr
    Introduction Continue reading: Finding Duplicate Values in a Data Frame in R: A Guide Using Base R and dplyr  ( 12 min )
    Get Your Data On 2023-07-16 21:19:00
    Autoregressive Estimation and the AIC Autoregressive Estimation and the AIC 1 Model Order Selection Continue reading: Get Your Data On 2023-07-16 21:19:00  ( 16 min )
    Create a CV with Quarto
    In this post, I will introduce a few extensions for Quarto to create Continue reading: Create a CV with Quarto  ( 8 min )
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    Recreating Creative Writing: Can ChatGPT Write a Short Story? (my 3rd of 4 attempts)
    A good answer requires a good question. I’ve been telling my students that for years. It’s why I never give paper topics but instead require students to develop their own angles of analysis based on their own interests. Asking a question narrows the range of the possible and also moves analysis in one specific direction. […]  ( 31 min )
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    In Ukraine, a Long Road to Rebuild the Scientific Community
    In June 2022, a coalition of international scientific academies issued a plan for rebuilding Ukraine’s scientific workforce and infrastructure, which have been decimated by the war. But so far, for many of the country’s scientific institutions, luring their best and brightest back is proving difficult.  ( 16 min )
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    Common knowledge and quantum utility
    Yesterday James Knight did a fun interview with me for his “Philosophical Muser” podcast about Aumann’s agreement theorem and human disagreements more generally. It’s already on YouTube here for those who would like to listen. Speaking of making things common knowledge, several people asked me to blog about the recent IBM paper in Nature, “Evidence […]  ( 9 min )
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    Geohydrotypography
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    Ad profiling and hostile performative identity
    I've had two radically divergent experiences with internet advertising. On one hand, certain sites (and email teasers) are suspiciously good at showing me ads related to things I've searched for or even just written about in an email. But on other sites, in contrast, the ads generally show me things that don't fit me at […]  ( 10 min )
    Euro-Americans speaking North Korean with native fluency
    This short video claims that these two men speak perfect Korean with a Pyeongyang accent.   Comments by Koreanists (whom I asked if this sounds right to them): Haewon Cho: Yes they are native North Korean speakers. Amazing!   Bob Ramsey: What the… Oh, my goodness, yes, they do speak what sounds like "perfect" Korean […]  ( 10 min )
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    P(X<Y)
    A simple X-validated question on approximating P(X<Y) from two independent samples of X and Y. Which can be solved by a Monte Carlo approximation to using all pairs of X’s and Y’s if the samples are not too large and a subsample of this set otherwise. However, I am (still) wondering if there is a […]  ( 6 min )
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    P(X<Y)
    A simple X-validated question on approximating P(X<Y) from two independent samples of X and Y. Which can be solved by a Monte Carlo approximation to using all pairs of X’s and Y’s if the samples are not too large and a subsample of this set otherwise. However, I am (still) wondering if there is a […]  ( 6 min )
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    Probabilistic forecasting for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
    Winning probabilities for all teams in the FIFA Women's World Cup are obtained using a consensus model based on quoted bookmakers' odds. The favorite is defending World Champion United States, followed by European Champion England, and Spain.... Continue reading: Probabilistic forecasting for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023  ( 13 min )
    How To Modularize an Existing Shiny App
    A tutorial on modularizing existing R Shiny apps - how and why do it and what to keep in mind. Differs from many other tutorials in that it follows a top-down approach: instead of using an example of writing a simple modular app from scratch, I took a complex real-life ... Continue reading: How To Modularize an Existing Shiny App  ( 21 min )
    Using Custom TeX Fonts (Lucida and Minion Pro) in Quarto
    Motivation About ... Continue reading: Using Custom TeX Fonts (Lucida and Minion Pro) in Quarto  ( 10 min )
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    Quality vs. Quantity: A Difficult Tradeoff
    I guarantee you will encounter this issue on your writing journey Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Telling Personal Stories? Make Distance Your New Best Friend.
    The diary, the zoo, and you Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    Bottlenecks and the productivity slowdown
    Despite the rapid pace of innovation in information and communications technologies (ICT) and electronics, aggregate US productivity growth has been disappointing since the 1970s. We propose and empirically explore the hypothesis that slow growth stems in part from an unbalanced sectoral distribution of innovation over the last several decades. Because an industry’s success in innovation […] The post Bottlenecks and the productivity slowdown appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to rayward. Tech allowed me to see and talk to my ... by Morris Applebaum IV In reply to EdR. Be careful to follow every command I am ... by Equestrian In reply to Gordon. “when project management software ... by David Foster Here's a thought: tech has made workers less productive by ... by Ted Craig A quote from Noah Smith: “And it also means that if we see ... by Ahmed Fares Plus 10 more... Related Stories Markets in everything those new service sector jobs body doubling edition Shopify is a Great Company! The Brazil Tax  ( 7 min )
    Sunday assorted links
    1. Sriram Krishnan on how the world of social media is changing rapidly (NYT). 2. My Spectator podcast with Kate Andrews on the British economy. 3. Peter Coy suggests that hybrids may be better than electric vehicles (NYT). 4. Social paradoxes about status. 5. Which philosophy book changed your life? The post Sunday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments “3. Peter Coy suggests that hybrids may be better than ... by mkt42 #4: In the pub for a swift pint after work one Friday someone ... by dearieme In reply to Lord Action. “The new 2023 Prius also looks ... by Lord Action In reply to Lord Action. The new 2023 Prius also looks better ... by Anon In reply to L. The previous paragraph says you can build 90 ... by Lord Action Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Fiona Scott Morton
    French ministers lashed out Thursday at the European Commission for picking a U.S. professor for a top antitrust job overseeing U.S. Big Tech firms. France’s Europe Minister Catherine Colonna said she was “astonished” by the choice of Fiona Scott Morton as chief competition economist, “which deserves to be reconsidered by the Commission.” Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the Commission […] The post Fiona Scott Morton appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments The proof of the value of interoperability (INOP) is in the ... by Tony In reply to JSK. Are these scientists in any leading ... by Raphael In reply to Cytotoxic. :shrug: the link is already at PPP. by M In reply to M. Denmark and all the Nordic countries have ... by Cytotoxic In reply to M. I'm not sure that's true. In 2021 the EU had ... by PHinton Plus 10 more... Related Stories States rights tortoise nationalism is the worst tortoise nationalism China estimate of the day Jeremy Howard on AI Safety and the Age of Disenlightenment  ( 6 min )
    Markets in everything those new service sector jobs body doubling edition
    Consultant Micha Goebig scrolled through her phone to find receipts and bill clients while on her home computer on Friday afternoon. Nine strangers quietly watched her on a video link while also doing their own solo work. The small group was gathered online by Flow Club, a subscription service that says it can help home-based workers stay […] The post Markets in everything those new service sector jobs body doubling edition appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Does the body-doublin' thing allow me to block the camera with ... by John J Why the term “body doubling”? Seems like a nonsense term ... by Jake W. If it's a bunch of people I don't know and they cant see my ... by steve In reply to Scott H.. And what helps you “get stuff ... by Chimela Caesar In reply to Chimela Caesar. Either you're getting stuff done ... by Scott H. Plus 6 more... Related Stories Bottlenecks and the productivity slowdown Shopify is a Great Company! The Brazil Tax  ( 6 min )
    Tony Kulesa on Paul Graham and Y Combinator
    What makes for the magic of Paul Graham?  Here is one short excerpt from a new essay by Tony Kulesa: Therefore one could summarize YC’s structure as: Invest in young, smart, energetic, and determined hackers Give them enough money to pay for living expenses, but not much more Give them a few months to build […] The post Tony Kulesa on Paul Graham and Y Combinator appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to ee. And bloodsuckers give birth to other ... by EdR In reply to Rahul. I don't have the stats off the top of my ... by Chimela Caesar Of course publishing books via one of Paul‘s companies ... by European Troll In reply to Fazal Majid. Financially a bad call. Quality of ... by Reason In reply to FG. Yes! Saying 38 instead of 40 gives it this ... by Rahul Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
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    10 Great Cult Movies Recommended By Ti West
    Ti West got his first breakthrough in “The House of the Devil”, a subtle, slow-burn horror film with a flavor of nostalgic elements. West’s film was celebrated by the critics and earned him lots of fans in the horror community. West kept making horror films. He says his sensibilities are not outrageously commercial but also […]  ( 10 min )
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    A quote on data transparency—from 1662!
    Michael Nelson writes: Recently, I came across a quote in Irwin (1935), taken from 19th century sources on Graunt (1662). Todhunter said of Graunt, who apparently was the first (English?) person to get the idea of using data gathered on … Continue reading →  ( 9 min )

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    Summer school on Bayesian statistics and computation
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    Summer school on Bayesian statistics and computation
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    Did They Really Say That?
    Why every writer should check, double-check, and triple-check to whom they attribute quotes. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    How To Receive Honest Feedback on Your Writing
    Top tips for receiving and applying honest feedback to your writing Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    Surprises of Spain
    CJ and I took a father-son trip to Spain (or, depending on how you partition nations, to Spain and Catalonia.) A very enjoyable, nimble, seat-of-the-pants-planned trip. Just back yesterday. Some things I found surprising about Spain:  ( 8 min )
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    Happy Birthday David Cox! Upcoming events August 8 & 9 at JSM 2023
    Today is Sir David Cox’s birthday. He would have been 99 today. 2023 marks the first year that the David R. Cox Award in Foundations of Statistics will be given at the upcoming Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Toronto. For information on the Award, see this post. I’m excited to announce the inaugural winner, Nancy […]  ( 13 min )
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    recently noticed 07-15-23
    Style your RSS feed 📌 “With all the social media walled gardens, I hope for RSS to become more popular.” CallToInspiration 📌 “Call for inspiration using the purple hat for when you have inspiration blocks or need fresh new ideas.” Generative AI: What You Need To Know 📌 “Become an expert detector of AI bullshit” Commit Mono. Neutral programming typeface. 📌 “an anonymous and neutral coding font focused on creating a better reading experience” Miller (docs) 📌 “Miller is a command-line tool for querying, shaping, and reformatting data files in various formats including CSV, TSV, JSON, and JSON Lines.”  ( 2 min )
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    Saturday assorted links
    1.The cost of trade in books — EU to UK — is rising. 2. “The results suggest an intent-to-treat effect of 0.17 years higher longevity as a result of prohibition. A back-of-an-envelope calculation suggests a minimum treatment-on-treated effect of 1.7 years impact.”  Link here. 3. Why did nuclear flop in Britain? 4. MIE: “121-year-old Cadbury […] The post Saturday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 9 this week in postmodern trans-gender theory history “if ... by snowboobs 8 this week in postmodern gender theory history satire/not ... by maskedswedishcannibals sven/svens In reply to EdR. You can say what you want about political ... by Equestrian In reply to we are all straussians now. if your ... by community notes 9 “Who is Dr Blair Peters? 'Queer surgeon' who operates on ... by we are all straussians now Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Shopify is a Great Company!
    Bloomberg: Time is money, and Shopify Inc. wants its workers to understand that maxim applies to pointless meetings, too. The Canadian e-commerce company has rolled out a calculator embedded in employees’ calendar app that estimates the cost of any meeting with three or more people. The tool uses average compensation data across roles and disciplines, […] The post Shopify is a Great Company! appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Rahul. Keep in doing that until you get fired for ... by Peter I don't doubt that the horror stories that people tell of ... by mkt42 In reply to areyoukiddingmebill@yahoo.com. O c'mon, I guess ... by Bill This is a dumb idea for multiple reasons, but two especially: ... by Josh In reply to Rahul. There was a paper by Bruno Frey on this, I ... by Criens Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Brazil Tax A new rating agency for stablecoins Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI  ( 7 min )
    States rights tortoise nationalism is the worst tortoise nationalism
    You can’t bequeath them to just anyone. Veronica Tomlinson, 52, had thought about leaving Walter, a 24-year-old desert tortoise, to East Coast relatives if she and her husband died first. But state laws prohibit people from moving desert tortoises out of the state where they were adopted. The Tomlinsons, of Las Vegas, have instructions in their will […] The post States rights tortoise nationalism is the worst tortoise nationalism appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Defektor. Checked out Acronymfinder: I'm betting ... by karl In reply to Every state gives full-faith and credit to all ... by OldCurmudgeon In reply to Tom T.. At least the tortoise *made* the decision ... by Chimela Caesar In reply to Must be opposite day. Curious what is MIE? by Defektor In reply to Chimela Caesar. There's nothing stopping the ... by Tom T. Plus 10 more... Related Stories China estimate of the day Jeremy Howard on AI Safety and the Age of Disenlightenment Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad  ( 6 min )
    On white flight (from the comments)
    Are whites fleeing from Asian-heavy California public schools?  One recent paper suggested maybe so, but abc raises some doubts: I don’t want to dismiss the paper out of hand, as I have seen time and again the challenges communities face both in and outside of the school setting in accommodating demographic change. However, I don’t […] The post On white flight (from the comments) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to PHinton. Not totally destroying themselves, but ... by AJ In reply to Steve Sailer. This is funny, but I actually think ... by educationrealist In reply to Bill. Asians study harder and they mainly do this ... by ThatsNotAll In reply to M. Most social science papers, pro or con ... by blue jay In reply to Mark Z. I actually mostly agree with this. Given ... by Steve Plus 10 more... Related Stories Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood?  ( 8 min )
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    Copyright-safe AI Training
    Today's SMBC starts like this: The final panel: The aftercomic: Some legal and social background: Pamela Samuelson, "Generative AI meets copyright", Science 7/12/2023 Dan Milmo, "Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta claiming AI training infringed copyright", The Guardian 7/10/2023 Sheera Frenkel and Stuart Thompson, "‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.", […]  ( 8 min )
    "Jobs requiring a degree and above-average earnings"?
    Richard Adams and Subrey Allegretti, "Sunak to force English universities to cap numbers of students on ‘low-value’ degrees", The Guardian 7/14/2023: Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number of students taking “low-value” degrees in England, a measure which is most likely to hit working class and black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants. Courses […]  ( 10 min )
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    The turning point? Part 2
    Many accounts of the rise and fall of Senator Joe McCarthy say that his popularity collapsed after a dramatic exchange in a Senate hearing ("have you no sense of decency?").  A few years ago, I had a post that looked at Gallup data on views of McCarthy and found no change after the incident.  But there was a drop in approval between March 2, 1954 and March 24, 1954, which I said might have been the result of a critical TV documentary by Edward R. Murrow that ran on March 9.   Since that time, I've found more data--Gallup sometimes asked for ratings on a scale of +5 (like very much) to -5 (dislike very much), so you can collapse those into favorable (positive) and unfavorable (negative).  This makes it possible to extend the range of the analysis, looking at approval during and after the Se…  ( 10 min )
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    Do Ultra-Processed Data Cause Excess Publication and Publicity Gain?
    Ethan Ludwin-Peery writes: I was reading this paper today, Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain (here, PDF attached), and the numbers they reported immediately struck me as very suspicious. I went over it with a collaborator, and … Continue reading →  ( 15 min )
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    Weekend reads: 17 retractions from a closed clinic; J&J sues researchers; Retraction Watch in Le Monde
    Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300. There are now 41,000 retractions in our database — which powers retraction alerts in Edifix, EndNote, LibKey, Papers, and Zotero. The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now contains 200 titles. And have … Continue reading Weekend reads: 17 retractions from a closed clinic; J&J sues researchers; Retraction Watch in Le Monde  ( 8 min )
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    I’m hiring a C++ tutor who knows R
    General objective Specific objectives I want t... Continue reading: I’m hiring a C++ tutor who knows R  ( 9 min )

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    Excuse my French
    The following article is presented in typical New Yorker cartoon style, but I've retyped the text so that it will take up less space, allowing me to expatiate on the origin and meaning of the key phrase in the title. Pardon My French: A Guide to French Colloquialisms A visual "guide" to speaking and thinking […]  ( 9 min )
    Is there no / any longer a reason / need to learn a foreign language?
    Or, to put it another way, in the words of Douglas Hofstadter, Learn a Foreign Language Before It’s Too Late AI translators may seem wondrous but they also erode a major part of what it is to be human. The Atlantic (7/13/23) Hofstadter recounts how he spent years of painstaking, hard labor learning more than […]  ( 17 min )
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    Alexandre Grothendieck’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
    In connection with my incoming visit to Vietnam (Ho Chi Min City) for a PhD summer school, I was sent a report written by Alexandre Grothendieck of his 1967 visit to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, around Hanoi, teaching to (North) Vietnamese mathematicians (homological) algebraic geometry and inspiring future generations of local mathematicians.  (Visit funded […]  ( 7 min )
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    Writers, Do You Have a Healthy Way to Overcome Rejection?
    Learn to harness the power of cognitive science to handle rejection as a writer  ( 18 min )
    Why Self-Help Tends to Be Badly Written
    There’s no incentive for it to be high quality Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Art Should Never Lead to Regretting the Life We Forgot to Live
    Or: that time I ruined a literary festival by being too real Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    The Remote Mexican Restaurant Reviving Jalisco's Forgotten Cuisine
    Entering Maru Toledo’s Santina de Covadonga restaurant on a hot, dry day feels like traveling back in time. Visitors who walk up to the gate, dirt crunching under their feet, will likely encounter a dog lazing about and bougainvillea waving gently in the breeze. After passing through the 19th century–style kitchen, filled with dark-red earthenware pottery, old cookbooks, and the smell of smoke, they’ll sit beneath a tin roof and watch as women use pre-Columbian tools to make tostadas raspadas (“scraped” tostadas), grinding corn with a metate and cooking with a traditional firewood stove known as a tecuil. Everything, from the menu to the equipment to the décor, is meant to evoke the historic, nearly-forgotten traditional kitchens of Jalisco. “We basically cook recipes that are almost ext…  ( 22 min )
    There’s an Entire Solar System Hiding In Sweden
    It’s hard to miss when you walk around southern Stockholm: the giant white ball known officially as the Avicii Arena, which locals simply call Globen, or “the Globe.” With a diameter of 360 feet (110 meters), an inner height of 279 feet (86 meters), and a volume of 21.4 million cubic feet (605,000 cubic meters), it was until recently the largest spherical building in the world. Named After a Beloved DJ Inaugurated in 1989 and known until 2021 as the Ericsson Globe, it was renamed after Avicii, a beloved Swedish DJ, who died in 2018. Two external gondolas can take up to 12 passengers each to the top of the globe for a truly panoramic view of the Swedish capital. The venue is used mainly for ice hockey games, concerts, and other mass events, including the Eurovision Song Contest (twice…  ( 21 min )
    Monument to Cristina 'La Veneno' Ortiz in Madrid, Spain
    Cristina Ortiz, the colorful Spanish media personality better known as La Veneno (“The Poison”), never called herself a role model: indeed, her autobiography is subtitled “Ni puta ni santa,” (“Neither a Whore nor a Saint”). Yet thanks to her unapologetic openness about her struggles as a trans woman (not to mention her inexhaustible repertoire of catchphrases), Ortiz has become something of a patron saint to Spain’s queer community since her death in 2016. “Brave trans woman visible in the 90s,” reads the diamond-shaped plaque that adorns Ortiz’s monument in the West Park of Madrid, which stands in the place where she was “discovered” late one night in 1996. At the time, Ortiz was a sex worker in the park–one of the only jobs she could get, due to discrimination–when a TV reporter approa…  ( 14 min )
    'Peter Pan' Gravemarkers in London, England
    If there is one novel associated with Kensington Gardens, it would most likely be J. M. Barrie's 1911 blockbuster Peter Pan and Wendy. What many people might not know, however, is that the character of Peter Pan was a literary creation for adults before he became "the boy who wouldn't grow up." In 1906, the mischievous entity was featured in a book entitled Peter Pan and Kensington Gardens. This tome was comprised of a collection of short stories involving the adventures of our titular hero, taking place in the surrounding environs. One such episode is a rather somber and macabre tale, involving two children who were lost or became abandoned, once the park's gates had closed for the evening. The following is an excerpt from the novel: "Pan comes round. He has been too late several time…  ( 13 min )
    Barandales Statue in Zamora, Spain
    Zamora is famous all over Spain because of its Holy Week processions, and all of them start the moment Barandales makes his bells ring. He is the first person you see (and hear) at he start of every procession. Without this person, Zamora and its Holy Week would not be the same. Barandales is a well-known figure in charge of signaling the approach of the several Zamora Passion processions. His distinguishing features include two large bells that hang from his wrists, which he constantly rings to alert locals and guests of the procession's approach. With his emblematic jingle, the crowd goes silent to show respect for the religious ceremony. Being "el Barandales" is a complete honor for locals of Zamora and it used to be an hereditary position. Nowadays every cofradía (group of penitents taking part in a procession) appoints their own Barandales. The bronze statue of Barandales is the work of sculptor Ricardo Flecha and it was made in 1994. The statue is located in the Plaza de Santa María la Nueva, in front of the Museum of Holy Week, where some of the best images of the Holy Week in Zamora can be found. Barandales statue is the homage to the fifth centenary of the foundation of the Brotherhood of the Holy Burial.  ( 12 min )
    Alma Thomas House in Washington, D.C.
    Alma Woodsey Thomas was born in Columbus, Georgia, on September 22, 1891. She moved to Washington, D.C., in 1907 with her family who were seeking educational opportunities that were not as easy to come by in the South during the Jim Crow era. Thomas attended Howard University and initially studied costume design before changing course at the urging of a professor, James Vernon Herring, who entreated her to become the first student in the new art department. After graduating in 1924 with a degree in fine arts (and perhaps the first Black woman in the country to do so), she shared her gift by becoming a teacher. She plied her trade at Shaw Jr. High from 1925 until 1960. She remained busy during her 35 years as an educator. In 1934, she earned her master's degree from Teachers College of Columbia. Four years later, she created the first art gallery in the D.C. public school system. In 1943, she collaborated with her former professor James Herring and artist Alonzo J. Aden to create one of the first African American art galleries in the U.S., the Barnett Aden Gallery. She returned her focus to her own art in the 1950s and developed an emphasis on color while working with other artists at American University. Concurrently, she took an interest in the Washington Color School, whose works consisted of abstract shapes of pure color. In 1964, Thomas suffered an arthritic attack that she feared might render her unable to continue painting, but she persevered and altered her style to capture the natural beauty she saw outside her window. She continued to thrive into her 70s, and in 1972, she had exhibitions at the Whitney Gallery and the Corcoran Art Gallery. Alma Thomas died on February 24, 1978. In 2016, almost 40 years after her passing, one of her abstract paintings from 1966 entitled Resurrection became the first painting by a Black woman to hang in the White House. Another one of Thomas's paintings, entitled Pansies In Washington, hangs in the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art.  ( 13 min )
    Donum Estate in Sonoma, California
    From the outside, nothing seems out of the ordinary when pulling up to the front gate of the Donum Estate. As far as the eye can see, there are rows of grapes just like every other winery in Sonoma County. It's only once security opens up the gate and tells you to "stay to the right of the giant head" that the surreal atmosphere begins to creep in. On the drive up to the main house, vineyards full of the highest-scoring pinot noirs in the world are ignored as all attention is focused on the few contemporary sculptures in sight, some blending into the California landscape much better than others. Finally, by the time you reach the end of the driveway, you aren't greeted with some grandiose Victorian mansion, but rather a quaint, 1-story Scandinavian-influenced house. This is the Donum Estate: a place where oenophilia meets modern art that is somewhat reminiscent of Bond villain's evil lair. Founded by Allan and Mei Warburg, the Donum Estate spans around 200 acres and is home to over 50 pieces of art, heavily influenced by the couple's own ethnic backgrounds. Some of the more famous pieces include: Love Me, a giant mirrored steel heart sculpture symbolically overlooking the entire estate, and Love (Gold/Red), the iconic pop art image created by Robert Indiana that gained fame in Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Plaza. There is also Crouching Spider, which, as you can guess, is a massive steel spider carefully tucked into an undistinguishable space to possibly get the jump on arachnophobes. Although its fascinating art collection makes Donum quite memorable, that isn’t the only draw of the estate. What would a world-famous vineyard be without offering a wine tasting! If you are able to secure an exclusive reservation, the Donum Estate offers several different types of tastings. Just make sure to save up for the experience because it can end up being quite pricey, especially if you order a few bottles to go!  ( 13 min )
    Statues of Medici Lions in Pune, India
    The FitzGerald Bridge, also popularly known as the Bund Garden Bridge is an important crossing over the Mula-Mutha river in Pune. Named after Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey-FitzGerald, the erstwhile Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) from 1867 to 1872, it was designed and constructed by Captain Robert S. Sellon of the Royal Engineers. Work commenced in 1866 and was completed in 1867 at a cost of 241,800 Rupees. It was the first spandrel arch bridge in Pune and was formally opened to the public in 1869. On both sides of the bridge, there are statues of two lions looking to the side holding a sphere under a paw. These are representations of the Medici Lions at Villa Medici in Rome. Today, the bridge is closed to vehicular traffic and has been converted into an arts plaza, with seating arrangements and an open space. One can spot the iconic lions from both ends of this heritage structure. They have withstood the test of time and are the proud guardians of this slice of history.  ( 12 min )
    6 Stories That Will Make You Scream—For Ice Cream
    In the heat of summer there's nothing sweeter than a frozen treat. Communities all over the world seem to have their own specialties, from the mysterious Blue Moon of the American Midwest to the elaborate ice cream replicas of art and architecture that have become common at China's top tourist attractions. For National Ice Cream Month, Gastro Obscura takes a deep dive into the delicious stories behind each scoop. The Enduring Midwestern Mystery of Blue Moon Ice Cream by Luke Fater Blue Moon ice cream is a must-have at any scoop shop in parts of the Midwest United States. Its otherworldly blue hue is unmistakable—and its flavor is indescribable. Is it almond? Raspberry? Lemon? Froot Loops? Beaver musk additive? Join writer Luke Fater in his quest to discover the truth behind the belo…  ( 18 min )
    Kwa-Ma-Rolas Totem Pole in Chicago, Illinois
    Dotted with skyscrapers like the Willis Tower and Tribune Tower, Chicago's iconic skyline stands watch over Lake Michigan. But less well-known is the vigilant thunderbird Kwanu'sila surveying the city from atop the 40-foot-tall Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole in Lincoln Park. Totem pole carving is a common tradition among Indigenous peoples of the American Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, such as the Haida ("hydah"), the Kwakwaka'wakw ("kwak-wak-ya-wak"), the Nuxalt ("nu-halk"), and others. These massive monuments often commemorate a family's lineage or document legendary stories.  The Kwakiutl Indians of Vancouver Island carved the massive Kwa-Ma-Rolas totem pole in the early 20th century. Perched atop the monument is a thunderbird, a legendary spirit that controls storms and is often …  ( 13 min )
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    Your Book Review: The Educated Mind
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    Partnership comes with perils when it comes to St. Cloud State University and Academic Partnerships
    In signing the alliance between St. Cloud State University and Academic Partnerships, did the administration factor in the concerns of faculty? At stake are academic integrity, faculty intellectual property rights and copyright concerns.  ( 18 min )
    UnitedHealth Group’s quarterly profits beat Wall Street estimates
    Plus: Delta Air Lines workers rally to unionize 45,000 employees; Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks at a judicial conference in Minnesota; tracking a pistol from Texas to a St. Paul mass shooting; and more.  ( 7 min )
    Does the Minnesota Department of Education have a program that helps art teachers create anti-racist curricula?
    Yes. A program led by the Minnesota Department of Education’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Center lists helping teachers develop and implement anti-racist curricula as one of its goals.  ( 6 min )
    Are nearly 15% of the new Minnesota State Fair foods pickle items?
    Yes. Six of the 41, or 14.6% of the Minnesota State Fair food items are pickle-centric this year.  ( 8 min )
    Police settlement agreement between Minneapolis, Minnesota human rights officials approved by judge
    The court order, which aims to bring about substantial reforms to the city’s police department, officially makes the agreement —  years in the making — legally enforceable.  ( 11 min )
    ‘Now I’m a part of society’: The push continues to register formerly incarcerated Minnesotans to vote under new law
    League of Women Voters events worked with state department of corrections and federal probation services to reach those still “on paper.”  ( 17 min )
    Minneapolis City Council vote on rent stabilization was both underhanded and anti-Muslim claim some community members
    To leverage the faith of three council members against a policy disfavored by the mayor and some council members is an act of anti-Muslim bias.  ( 11 min )
    Will the University of Minnesota soon require school ID to access any part of campus?
    No. While the University of Minnesota is considering requiring identification at additional buildings, it will not affect all of them.  ( 6 min )
    Farm to Food Network: Molly Yeh serves up comfort food in East Grand Forks
    At Bernie’s, Food Network host-turned-restaurateur Molly Yeh serves delicious hotdish, knoephla, and cookie salad, among other midwestern staples.  ( 13 min )
    More Canadian wildfire smoke ahead this weekend
    Plus: All of state "abnormally dry"; the resurrection of 12 Rods; Coming soon: license plate tab renewal at select grocery stores; Former Viking Jim Marshall named semifinalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    Against human-AI collaboration
    From a new NBER working paper by Nikhil Agarwal, Alex Moehring, Pranav Rajpurkar, and Tobias Salz: Radiologists do not fully capitalize on the potential gains from AI assistance because of large deviations from the benchmark Bayesian model with correct belief updating. The observed errors in belief updating can be explained by radiologists’ partially underweighting the […] The post Against human-AI collaboration appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments “Radiologists do not fully capitalize on the potential gains ... by Guy Robert In reply to PHinton. Most of us specialize, but our training ... by MZ In reply to Passive aggressive voice. I'm sorry to hear that ... by dearieme In reply to steve. Steve, can a radiologist that usually ... by PHinton In reply to sxb. Thanks. My comment shouldn't be taken to ... by Lord Action Plus 10 more... Related Stories Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI China estimate of the day  ( 6 min )
    Friday assorted links
    1. Bhutan has been mining bitcoin. 2. Dwarkesh interviews Andy Matuschak on how to learn (and other things). 3. AI measures the value of different chess squares. 4. Soil quality and state capacity? 5. Goldman-Sachs report on the economics of generative AI. 6. Filipino-Americans outearn both Japanese-Americans and white Americans. The post Friday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments furry friday's tilting towards totalitarianism in academia ... by Dr. jose X biden junios-alsatian, ph.d In reply to Justin Chang. One in twenty nurses in the US. are ... by joan In reply to JWatts. People play tic-tac-toe, too. by OldCurmdgeon In reply to Lee. >Aversion to “pink-collar” jobs among ... by OldCurmudgeon In reply to Hazel Meade. Anecdotally, I see a lot of male ... by Lee Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    The Brazil Tax
    The tax on technology in Brazil is absolutely insane. I had a friend from Brazil visit me in NYC recently. He flew here to buy a Macbook. It was cheaper for him to buy a round-trip ticket to NYC, buy the laptop here, and fly back than it was to buy it in Brazil. WTF? […] The post The Brazil Tax appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to M. 10 Of The World's Most Traded Goods ... by joan In reply to Hazel Meade. You mean the “useless mask” ... by Connie In reply to Prof. Emeritus. Currently there is no laptop on ... by anton maier Brazil has (had?) a 100% import tariff on electronics. That's ... by michael I know some missionaries in Uganda who are trying to get hold ... by Torn Plus 10 more... Related Stories A new rating agency for stablecoins Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI U.S.A. fact of the day  ( 6 min )
    Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems
    We estimate health associations across generations and dynasties using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a 9.3 percentage point (40%) higher probability of a mental health diagnosis of their adolescent child. Intensive margin physical and mental health associations are similar, and […] The post Intergenerational transmission of mental health problems appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Hiw come neither my dad nor mom ever had therapy or any ... by rsm In reply to Tom T.. Should you seek help for your trolling ... by rsm In reply to Jay. Not Epstein though? by rsm Be careful who you marry. by DRP They call this a “dynastic” study I think because it ... by Fred Bush Plus 10 more... Related Stories China estimate of the day Against human-AI collaboration The Birth-Weight Pollution Paradox  ( 6 min )
    Why Singaporean democracy is like a social media graph
    The Singaporean polity is far more democratic than most underinformed outsiders realize.  Nonetheless it is frequently observed that the same party — PAP — keeps on winning elections.  Furthermore, there is an extreme method of gerrymandering, so PAP might win sixty percent of the vote and end up with ninety percent or so of the […] The post Why Singaporean democracy is like a social media graph appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to So Much For Subtlety. China and France…two of ... by gardel In reply to M. If NYC became genuinely independent like ... by Anon It seems very hard to seriously consider Singapore a democracy ... by Brandon Silverman In reply to Mike Randolph. In drawing parallels between ... by GPT-4 In reply to Mike Randolph. Here's a potential paragraph ... by Claude Plus 10 more... Related Stories Singapore has less policy accumulation My excellent Conversation with David Bentley Hart Toward a theory of military loyalties  ( 7 min )
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    Death Valley Could Set a World Record Hot Temperature
    The temperature in Death Valley could rise above 130 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. If it does, it would set a record for the hottest temperature ever reliably measured on Earth
    Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability
    A new report says flooding and heat waves exacerbated by climate change could complicate U.S. nuclear launches
    What's Happening in the Ocean, and Why It Matters to You and Me
    With unprecedented marine heat waves sweeping the globe, we need better solutions for ocean sustainability
    How Culture Affects the 'Marshmallow Test'
    A classic test of self-control can carry complex cultural biases
    A Meatless Diet Is Better for You--And the Planet
    Vegetarian and especially vegan diets can promote better health, help mitigate climate change and reduce inhumane factory farming
    Can Virtual Reality Mimic Nature's Power to Make Us Healthier?
    Just seeing nature in VR brings some health benefits—and helps scientists learn why we need the real thing
    Meet the Stars of the 'Summer Triangle'
    Get to know the stellar trio behind one of the most iconic sights in summer’s night sky
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    The 10 Most Underrated Movies From Clint Eastwood
    Based on longevity, box office, critical success, the formative influence on the Western, and general iconography, Clint Eastwood has had one of the finest careers in Hollywood history as an actor and director. A populist favorite who pushed the artistic envelope, Eastwood’s notable works and his hidden gems are captivating pieces of entertainment and integral […]  ( 10 min )
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    What RIBs Could Look Like
    The journal Nature recently published an opinion piece about a new concept for science funding called Research Impact Bonds (or RIBs). Normally, when a government funds something, they can’t be sure it will work. They pay in advance, and have to guess whether a program will do what they expect, or whether a project will […]  ( 17 min )
    data-driven information
    My day started with a conversation with Wolfgang Brandner (MPIA), who asked me how to figure out the information content of ESA RVS spectra, but in a data-driven way. He wants to avoid the theoretical models at first; that is, he wants to figure out how precisely the spectra contain temperature and metallicity and age information without having temperatures, metallicities, and ages that we believe. One approach is to compare to other data that are sensitve to temperature, metallicity, and age: If the RVS spectra can predict those data, then (conditioned on assumptions) they must contain information about temperature, metallicity, and age. This is similar to questions of risk (or expected error in prediction) in machine-learning contexts.Gaia  ( 14 min )
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    Ripple Is a Security and It Isn’t
    Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors.  ( 2 min )
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    AI helps household robots cut planning time in half
    PIGINet leverages machine learning to streamline and enhance household robots' task and motion planning, by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.  ( 9 min )
    Study finds ChatGPT boosts worker productivity for some writing tasks
    A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.  ( 9 min )
    A new way to look at data privacy
    Researchers create a privacy technique that protects sensitive data while maintaining a machine-learning model’s performance.  ( 10 min )
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    “Nobody’s Fool,” by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris
    This new book, written by two psychology researchers, is an excellent counterpart to Lying for Money by economist Dan Davies, a book that came out a few years ago but which we happened to have discussed recently here. Both books … Continue reading →  ( 22 min )
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    Workshop Announcement: The Zettelkasten Method 101 LIVE Workshop
    Dear Zettlers, we are happy to announce the LIVE workshop: Unlock your Integrated Thinking Environment with the Zettelkasten Method! By mastering the Zettelkasten Method, you’ll gain the most powerful tool to tackle modern knowledge problems. Whether you aim to become a lifelong learner, produce high-quality content, develop innovative solutions, or stay ahead as an early adopter, this workshop is for you! This workshop is all about action and accomplishment. Say goodbye to filler material and esoteric babble—this course focuses on practical implementation from the very first session. Course Content Highlights: Introduction: Discover the unique power of the Zettelkasten Method and kick-start your own Zettelkasten. Creating Good Notes: Learn how to transform your notes into valuable knowledge, not just dead information. Value-Creating by Integrating Notes Into Your Zettelkasten: Turn formalities into learning opportunities. Creating Structure: Gain control over your notes, regardless of the size of your Zettelkasten. Using the Zettelkasten: Utilize your Zettelkasten for real-world results, personal development, and learning. The course consists of 5 sessions, each lasting 60 minutes, with 30 extra minutes allocated to answer questions during and after each session. Additionally, three open consulting hours will be available for further support. Limited to 8 participants at a time, the next cohort begins in October (exact dates announced in September). Secure your spot: Secure a spot now Investment: €249/$279 About me: Expect an intense, involved, and demanding teacher who is generous with his energy and time to those who put in the effort. With over a decade of experience using and developing the Zettelkasten method, the instructor is a seasoned practitioner. For more detailed information on the course, see the course page.  ( 1 min )
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    Interview: The Ethical Puzzle of Sentient AI
    Philosophy professor and animal sentience expert Jonathan Birch discusses how the potential for conscious artificial intelligence raises a host of thorny, and sometimes alarming, moral concerns. To help guide us, he adds, we might do well to study other non-human minds — like those of animals.  ( 14 min )
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    Open Call for rOpenSci Champions Program Applications!
    We are pleased to open the call for the second cohort of Champions and Mentors for the rOpenSci Champions Program 🎉 ! This program will continue to support our goal of identifying, recognizing, and rewarding passionate community members who help the c... Continue reading: Open Call for rOpenSci Champions Program Applications!  ( 12 min )
    Covariance in R with the cov() Function
    Introduction Continue reading: Covariance in R with the cov() Function  ( 11 min )
    Gröbner bases are in ‘qspray’
    There is something new in the qspray package: Continue reading: Gröbner bases are in ‘qspray’  ( 11 min )
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    Fireflies
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    University finds former lecturer with two retractions plagiarized in seven publications
    A former lecturer in the modern languages department of the University of St Andrews in Scotland committed plagiarism in seven papers published between 2014 and 2022, according to the results of an institutional investigation.  The university posted a statement on its website about the outcome of the investigation that did not name the researcher, who … Continue reading University finds former lecturer with two retractions plagiarized in seven publications  ( 8 min )
    University cuts anesthesiology researcher’s funding amid four retractions
    An anesthesiologist who had his funding revoked for fabricating data has earned a fourth retraction for publishing the same data in two Springer Nature journals.  Wen-fei Tan, an anesthesiologist at The First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, is the first author of the recently retracted paper “Changes in the first postoperative night bispectral … Continue reading University cuts anesthesiology researcher’s funding amid four retractions  ( 9 min )
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    Aspartame Declared 'Possible' Carcinogen. Here's What That Really Means
    United Nations groups say the artificial sweetener poses a possible risk of liver cancer—but there’s no evidence for harm under the current daily limit
    Climate Change Is Stressing Thousands of Aging Dams across the U.S.
    As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of flooding, aging dams across the U.S. are becoming more in danger of breaching or overtopping
    Climate Change Is Changing the Color of the Ocean
    The world’s oceans are becoming greener with climate change, possibly because of changing amounts of plankton or other organic material in the water
    Hackers Could Use Electric Vehicle Chargers to Attack the Power Grid
    Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid
    FDA Approves the First Birth-Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Access
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the oral contraceptive Opill without a prescription, increasing access to birth control at drug stores and online retailers
    Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let's Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available
    Here’s how to make newly approved over-the-counter birth control pills affordable and easy to get
    Why You Don't Just Lose Fat When You're on a Diet
    Here's why your body sheds fat and muscle when you diet
    New Human Embryo Models Spark Needless Controversy
    Recent news of complex embryo models revived debates over stem cells and human cloning. But biology says there’s nothing to worry about
    India Aims for the Moon with Launch of Chandrayaan-3
    After a failure in 2019, India’s second attempt to land on the moon comes as the nation signs on to a U.S.-led plan to shape future global lunar activities
    New Tinnitus Therapy Can Quiet Torturous Ringing in the Ears
    A combination of acoustic and electrical stimulation reduces tinnitus by half
    Infinity Is Not Always Equal to Infinity
    There are infinite real and natural numbers—yet real numbers exceed natural numbers thanks to the mind-bending logic of infinities
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    Éric turns 60
    Conférence en l’honneur d’Eric Moulines 13-14 sept. 2023 IHP Paris (France) There will be a conference / Festschrift held for the 60th birthday of Eric Moulines [longtime friend, coauthor, ERC Synergy co-PI, whom I almost killed when missing a catch on Dent Parrachée!] at Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, on 13 and 14 September 2023. Registration […]  ( 6 min )
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    Éric turns 60
    Conférence en l’honneur d’Eric Moulines 13-14 sept. 2023 IHP Paris (France) There will be a conference / Festschrift held for the 60th birthday of Eric Moulines [longtime friend, coauthor, ERC Synergy co-PI, whom I almost killed when missing a catch on Dent Parrachée!] at Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, on 13 and 14 September 2023. Registration […]  ( 6 min )
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    A new rating agency for stablecoins
    Today we launch Bluechip, an independent, nonprofit stablecoin rating agency. We give 15 major stablecoins Economic Safety Ratings, letter grades from A+ to F. Nobody gets an A+, but there are 5 Ds and 1 F. Tell us what you think:https://t.co/tfRKGyYE7k pic.twitter.com/s8LMvcz5oI — Garett Jones (Bluechip Launch 7/13, Noon ET) (@GarettJones) July 13, 2023 The post A new rating agency for stablecoins appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to jl. I noticed a humanoid dog in a space suit on ... by Etalon d’Silomar I notice that the ratings director listed in the “About” ... by jl In reply to mkt42. And I forgot to notice that Garrett Jones ... by mkt42 In reply to Derek Jones. Could be. Geez, it should be called ... by mkt42 In reply to maskedswedishcannibals sven/svens. ECON books may ... by Chuck Kotlarz Plus 9 more... Related Stories Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI U.S.A. fact of the day Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood?  ( 6 min )
    Singapore has less policy accumulation
    …we find that Singapore (1) has only produced about one-fourth of the environmental policy measures of an “average” democracy and (2) is constantly the country with the lowest level of policy accumulation in our sample. These findings hold even when controlling for alternative explanations, such as the effectiveness of the administration and the government’s ability […] The post Singapore has less policy accumulation appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments This study seems very strange to attribute this to a democracy ... by AJ In reply to M. A lot of regulations from from previous screw ... by superdestroyer In reply to sxb. And how many waterways do they have where ... by superdestroyer In reply to sxb. “The Cafe regulations are not driven by ... by Dismalist In reply to rayward. Wrong. 7 seconds writing a google ... by bazza Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with David Bentley Hart Toward a theory of military loyalties Canada is Poaching US Talent!  ( 6 min )
    Thursday assorted links
    1. The Gambia. 2. Do all painters paint themselves? 3. The Roots of Progress is supporting new blog builders. 4. Microdosing alcohol? 5. Is solving aging a possible solution to the underpopulation crisis? 6. Is Elon trying to build “AI for math”? And more on that question. The post Thursday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Moral Panic. The average age at death in the US ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to Tom Meadowcroft. Tom, I don't care what think and ... by Bill In reply to Tony. Wow, 1% is much higher than I would have ... by james In reply to Lord Action. Small beer shouldn't be watered ... by So Much For Subtlety In reply to Lord Action. The more I think about it, one big ... by OldCurmudgeon Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI
    This short paper considers the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) tools on the division of labor across tasks. Following Becker and Murphy (1992) I posit a “team” with each team member being assigned to a task. The division of labor (that is, the number of specialized tasks) is here limited not only by the extent […] The post Peter Isztin on the incidence of AI appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Is it “generalist” knowledge that lowers coordination costs ... by Keith In reply to Bob. Good points. I did play quite a bit with ... by jayson In reply to Rahul. In fairness, the primary value-add of ... by OldCurmudgeon What someone ought to study is whether the rise of AI will have ... by Rahul In reply to Reason. Yeah! Professor-1, Consultant-0. by Rahul Plus 10 more... Related Stories Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood? U.S.A. fact of the day Thinking about congestion pricing in terms of the quantity dual  ( 6 min )
    My excellent Conversation with David Bentley Hart
    Here is the audio, video, and transcript.  Here is the episode summary: David Bentley Hart is an American writer, philosopher, religious scholar, critic, and theologian who has authored over 1,000 essays and 19 books, including a very well-known translation of the New Testament and several volumes of fiction. In this conversation, Tyler and David discuss […] The post My excellent Conversation with David Bentley Hart appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to The Book of Mormon. Who tf is “Ether?” by Anti-Gnostic In reply to rlp. I've seen how Orthodox parish priests pass ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to Faze. Strongly disagree. Lots of normal and ... by Aging Lurker In reply to Aging Lurker. I do not think socialism is ... by Faze In reply to The Scary Black Hundreder. Can you please expound? by Curious Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman *All Desire is a Desire for Being* Toward a theory of military loyalties  ( 8 min )
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    You Hauled the Whole Farmers Market—Now What?
    Here are all our storage, ripening, and cooking tips for different types of produce you might get a little too excited about at the farmers market.
    How to Store Green Beans
    We tested temperature, humidity levels, washing, and storage to determine how to keep your fresh green beans ripe for weeks.
    What’s the Difference Between Burr and Blade Grinders?
    We reviewed both burr and blade grinders to see which could grind coffee evenly and was best suited for pourovers, automatic drip brewers, and French presses.  ( 19 min )
    How to Store Cherries
    We tested pounds of cherries and determined getting your fruit in the fridge—and quickly—will automatically keep it fresh longer. If you skip washing and lay cherries out flat (rather than pile them on top of each other in a bag or container), you’ll see even better results.  ( 17 min )
    Pickled Watermelon Rind
    This sweet-and-sour spiced pickle is a classic of the Southern American table, and makes the most of a part of the watermelon that otherwise gets thrown out: its crisp-fresh rind.  ( 15 min )
    Strawberry Shortcake
    Buttery shortcake, juicy berries, and fluffy whipped cream make this a delicious way to enjoy strawberries at their peak.
    Blackberry, Grapefruit, and Sage Infused Water
    This infused water recipe combines sweet ripe blackberries, tart grapefruit, and woodsy sage for a refreshing and balanced drink.  ( 13 min )
    Plum, Thyme, and Chile Infused Water
    This fruit infused water recipe relies on Floral plums, woodsy thyme, and fresh chiles for its tart and herbaceous flavor.
    The Foolproof Way to Ripen Peaches Every Time
    Everything you need to know about selecting the best peaches and bringing them to ultimate ripeness at home.
    How to Make Cucumber Water and Other Fruit Infused Waters
    This cucumber water recipe uses a simple and reliable technique that works well with a range of refreshing flavor combinations.
    Peach Crisp
    With a jammy filling of vanilla-scented peaches beneath a crunchy topping of whole-wheat flour, oats, and toasted pecans, this peach crisp tastes like the best of summer.
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    How a Simple, Plain and Easy Fiction Novel Best-Sold
    Three solid tips for writers from “A Man Called Ove”  ( 12 min )
    Straight Ahead or Point to Point
    Two drafting methods I use to add conversational flow or strong clarity Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    D.C. Memo: Omar says ‘no way in hell’ to Israel’s Herzog
    Plus: Steve Simon prepared for worst in 2024 elections; Fischbach brings D.C. lawmakers to Minnesota cattle ranch
    First Minnesota recreational marijuana dispensary set to open in August
    Plus: Minnesota draws families seeking gender affirming care; Mega Millions ticket waiting to be claimed; Wisconsin teacher fired after backlash over Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus song; and more.
    Has Virginia been asking Minnesota to return a ‘blood-soaked, bullet-pierced’ flag for more than 100 years?
    Yes. The 28th Virginia battle flag was captured by the Minnesota First Volunteer Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.
    A call for the fervent condemnation of bigotry and hatred after a journalist receives a racist, threatening email
    MinnPost contacted authorities last week after discovering a racist, threatening email.
    University of Minnesota grapples with reparation demands from tribes who say they were victims of land grabs
    Minnesota’s 11 tribes are among those seeking compensation for the land that is now a great part of the University of Minnesota’s holdings.
    Competition could be fierce for Minnesota’s new EV rebate. Here’s how it works
    The Minnesota Department of Commerce has not yet launched the program for doling out rebate money. But for now, here is what we know about the EV rebates and who can get them.
    Senators call for further oversight, consumer protections in contract for deed real estate transactions
    Following a ProPublica-Sahan Journal report on fast-tracked home financing deals that left Somali families in Minnesota financially devastated, federal lawmakers met to discuss what could be done to shield buyers.
    Weekend Picks: Glensheen the musical, Loch Mess, and cellos aplenty
    Plus: Highlighting misogyny and discrimination in the music industry in new exhibit; a mixed media exhibit from Laura Youngbird; NUNNABOVE featured in upcoming fundraiser; and more.
    The battle over St. Cloud State reveals the power of corporations over our higher education system
    Corporate leaders told us we had entered a so-called “knowledge economy.” Thus, the population’s grim economic prospects in our new, increasingly unequal society were the fault of educators, not corporate leaders and policy makers who built an economy for the few.
    Minnesota GOP more than $300,000 in debt with little cash on hand
    Plus: Wisconsin child dies in sawmill accident; major tax firms sent taxpayer information to Meta; Fergus Falls inspecting homes for lead pipes; and more.
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    Hidden Open Thread 284.5
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    Celsius Was Lying
    Also shares of a Ferrari and back-tightness inside information.  ( 2 min )
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    Librairie des Colonnes in Tangier, Morocco
    Librairie des Colonnes, located in Tangier, Morocco, holds a significant place in the city's literary and cultural history. Established in 1949, it has become an iconic bookstore and a hub for intellectuals, writers, and artists. One of the most important elements of the Librairie des Colonnes is its historical significance. Throughout its existence, the bookstore has served as a meeting place for renowned writers and thinkers from around the world. It has hosted literary gatherings, book launches, and discussions, fostering intellectual exchange and promoting the love of literature. The bookstore features a diverse collection. Shelves are filled with works in multiple languages, including French, English, Arabic, and Spanish. From classic literature to contemporary novels, poetry collections to philosophical treatises, Librairie des Colonnes offers a wide range of literary treasures for readers of all interests. The building itself is also a noteworthy feature of the bookstore. With its charming architecture, inviting atmosphere, and cozy reading corners, it creates a unique ambiance that attracts both locals and visitors. Librairie des Colonnes has managed to preserve its nostalgic charm while adapting to modern times, with the integration of digital platforms and online sales. Furthermore, the bookstore has played a vital role in promoting Moroccan literature and supporting local authors. It has served as a platform for emerging writers to showcase their works and engage with readers. By organizing literary events and book signings, Librairie des Colonnes has contributed to the growth and recognition of Moroccan literature on a national and international scale.  ( 12 min )
    Museum of Historic Trains in Madrid, Spain
    Preserving old trains that had been neglected for years is the main goal of this museum located in one of the busiest metro stations in Madrid. Most of the trains on display at the museum were rescued and fully renovated in recent years. The Madrid metro has made a significant effort to rehabilitate a selection of its vintage trains, which were in operation between 1919 and 1965. In 1919, Madrid opened its first metro line from Sol to Cuatro Caminos. It was inaugurated on October 17, 1919, by King Alfonso XIII and opened to the public later that month. Some of the trains that serviced the citizens of Madrid on that very first day can be seen in this museum. The museum is also home to around 100 subway-specific items and videos from a bygone such as old metro signs and tools.  ( 12 min )
    How to Maintain Your Dragon
    Not everyone knows that Calais, a trade and transit hub on the north coast of France, is also a portal to an underground world—at least, that is, according to a larger-than-life local’s PR team. This gateway opened during expansion work a few years ago at the Port of Calais, and released a huge and powerful dragon that now patrols the city’s shoreline. According to the dragon’s press, the fantastic beast is “naturally benevolent, but can also be wild and unpredictable." So goes the story of The Calais Dragon, created by François Delarozière, one of the artists behind the intricate puppet-automatons known as the Machines of the Isle of Nantes. Delarozière was commissioned by Natacha Bouchart, the mayor of Calais, to create a unique addition to the cityscape, a piece of public art that wou…  ( 19 min )
    The 7 Best Travel Books for Summer Road Trips
    With schools out and adventures to be had, summer seems to be the quintessential travel season. Whether you’re trekking through the Valley of the Assassins in Iran or conducting a world tour of mini golf courses, summer invites us to hit the road, skies, and seas in search of unknown places. And we’re sure you’re searching for a book to take with you on the journey—or inspire your next one! To help, Atlas Obscura compiled this list of some of the best travel books to take on the road. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann In the first decades of the early 20th century, British explorer Percy Fawcett made seven trips into the Amazon rainforest. During those travels, Fawcett became increasingly obsessed with the long-fabled El Dorado— and convinced…  ( 17 min )
    Weiler Building in Athens, Greece
    In 1834, Athens was a small city of 7,000 residents. When Athens was declared the new capital of Greece on September 18, 1834, a large building boom soon followed. A plot of land in the Makrigianni area, near the Acropolis, was selected for a military hospital. Bavarian military engineer Wilhelm von Weiler designed the building and did so in a German Neo-Romantic style. Construction began in late 1834 and was completed in 1836. The finished military hospital was three stories tall with a large basement and an exterior of coated stone masonry. An assassination attempt on the prime minister, the death of King Alexander from a monkey bite, and territorial disputes all led to an increase in the resources needed by the Royal Gendarmerie so the building was converted to regimental barracks in 1920. In 1944, the building fell victim to the Dekemvriana (December events), a 37-day period of fighting in the streets of Athens between British forces supporting the Greek government and communist rebels (who had fought alongside British troops against the Germans just months earlier). The building was badly damaged, with a large portion of the coating destroyed, exposing the stonework. Following the Dekemvriana, most of the remaining coating was removed and the majority of the building exterior was left as exposed stonework. In 1978, the building was turned over to the Ministry of Culture. Use by the ministry was limited until a full renovation was completed between 1985 and 1987. After renovations were complete, the building was inaugurated by the late Minister for Culture, Melina Mercouri, as the Museum of the Center for Acropolis Studies. The center now contains as original terracotta architectural remains from the Acropolis, a series of plaster casts depicting successive uses of the Acropolis from prehistoric Neolithic times to the 18th century, and numerous other important artifacts.  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: Man’s Best (Stiff) Friends
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, Jonathan Carey and Michelle Cassidy of the Atlas Obscura Places Team bring us two charming stories of very special doggos who have been (literally) preserved for the ages. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
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    Status Leadership
    Having a romantic partner is useful in many ways. You won’t be as lonely, you can ask them for advice, you can do activities together, and you can share transport and even a household with them. But if you look carefully, you will notice that many people don’t choose such partners mainly for their promise in such roles. They instead seek high status partners, who make them look good by association. Partners who are hot, funny, rich, powerful, etc.
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    The Benjamini-Hochberg procedure (FDR) and P-Value Adjusted Explained
    In this tutorial, we will show you how to apply the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure in order to calculate the False Discovery ... Read moreThe Benjamini-Hochberg procedure (FDR) and P-Value Adjusted Explained Continue reading: The Benjamini-Hochberg procedure (FDR) and P-Value Adjusted Explained  ( 12 min )
    Advancing FDA Clinical Trial Submissions with R: Reproducing the R Submissions Pilot 2 Shiny App Using Rhino
    A Brief Overview of the RConsortium Submissions Working Group The RConsortium Submissions working group is dedicated to promoting the use of R in the life science industry, particularly in FDA submissions. RConsortium’s mission is centered around creating example R-based submissions for various scenarios, demonstrating the potential of R and ... Continue reading: Advancing FDA Clinical Trial Submissions with R: Reproducing the R Submissions Pilot 2 Shiny App Using Rhino  ( 17 min )
    datasetR – R package for creating datasets
    The datasetR helps you generate a random datasets for your R project. It provides a preset random list of values with different data types (interval, ordinal, nominal values). It includes also a function for imputing a NULL, NA or missing values. Installing…Read more › Continue reading: datasetR – R package for creating datasets  ( 10 min )
    Linear Models in R – Part 1
    A step-by-step explanation of how to fit a linear model. Here we cover OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) and work with readily available R datasets to explore the relationship between vehicles’ weight and fuel efficiency. Continue reading: Linear Models in R – Part 1  ( 7 min )
    Linear Models in R – Part 2
    A step-by-step explanation of how to fit a linear model. Here we cover GLM (Generalized Linear Models) but focus on the Poisson link and work with datasets that we have to download and join to produce a final dataset to explore the effects of dist... Continue reading: Linear Models in R – Part 2  ( 7 min )
    Linear Models in R – Part 3
    A step-by-step explanation of how to fit a linear model. Here we cover GLMs (Generalized Linear Models) but focus on the Poisson link with a large number of fixed effects and work with datasets that we have to download and join to produce a final ... Continue reading: Linear Models in R – Part 3  ( 7 min )
    Simplifying File Existence Checking in R with file.exists()
    Introduction Continue reading: Simplifying File Existence Checking in R with file.exists()  ( 10 min )
    Tidymodels Machine Learning: Diabetes Classification
    Start Tidymodels Machine Learning: Diabetes #Preliminaries: rm(list=ls()) library(tidyverse) Continue reading: Tidymodels Machine Learning: Diabetes Classification  ( 18 min )
    Introducing dataverifyr: A Lightweight, Flexible, and Fast Data Validation Package that Can Handle All Sizes of Data
    In every data project, there should be a check that the data actually looks like what you expect it to look like. Continue reading: Introducing dataverifyr: A Lightweight, Flexible, and Fast Data Validation Package that Can Handle All Sizes of Data  ( 23 min )
    Reproducible data science with Nix
    This is the first of a (hopefully) series of posts about Nix. Disclaimer: I’m a Continue reading: Reproducible data science with Nix  ( 40 min )
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    How does Bayesian inference work when estimating noisy interactions?
    Alicia Arneson writes: I am a PhD student at Virginia Tech studying quantitative ecology. This semester, I am taking Deborah Mayo’s Philosophy of Statistics course, so I can’t help but to think more critically about statistical methods in some of … Continue reading →  ( 12 min )
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    Making sense of all things data
    Abel Sanchez helps industries and executives shift their operations in order to make sense of their data and use it to help their bottom lines.  ( 8 min )
    How an “AI-tocracy” emerges
    In China, the use of AI-driven facial recognition helps the regime repress dissent while enhancing the technology, researchers report.  ( 9 min )
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    ‘designed to enhance differentiation between similar-looking letters’
    0xProto: Free and Open-source font for programming. [mikael]  ( 1 min )
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    wobble, star spots, quasar dipole
    [Time to try to re-start this forum.] I spent this morning on three different small activities. One was giving feedback to Matt Daunt (NYU) who is trying to re-build the concept for stellar radial-velocity measurement in . He has annoying optimization issues, which are very hard to diagnose! Optimization is always nasty, in my experience.wobblejax Another activity was working on the abstract for Lily Zhao's (Flatiron) upcoming paper on stellar variability in the spectral domain, generated by rotating, spotty stars. She is concerned that the paper is too conceptual. I love conceptual papers! I think science moves forward through concepts and implentations, and no individual paper has to do it all. My third activity this morning was working through the mathematics on a project of Abby Williams (NYU, Caltech) to measure the kinematic dipole in the all-sky quasar catalog. There are so many different ways to measure it. I think I have a justifiable likelihood function approach, and one in which we could marginalize out—or profile out—the uncertainties in the selection function we have estimated. It's a controversial subject, so I would like to do things correctly.Quaia  ( 14 min )
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Su, Tao
    Dear professor Vakil, Is it possible to add the word `Gorenstein' somewhere in your book, in case this can be done easily? Thanks for your wonderful work! I appreciated you book very much, and hope to see it in print soon!  ( 12 min )
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    The Genomics of Social Traits Is Contentious. And an Opportunity.
    Research on genomics of an outcome like educational attainment can inspire dread. But denying that it has any scientific merit or potential for social benefit is unhelpful. For scholars and laypeople alike, the challenge is to learn how to give genes their due, but not more.  ( 14 min )
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    Rainbow Colormaps Are Not All Bad (Paper)
    Rainbow colormaps are among the most derided ideas in data visualization, second only to pie charts. And yet, people use them. Why? A recent paper looks at some of the reasons why they are so popular and points to research showing that they might not be so bad if used for the right tasks. There’s […]  ( 7 min )
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    The alphabet in Kazakhstan — which one?
    They were already talking about this when I was in Kazakhstan twenty years ago. The ABC of alphabet reform in Kazakhstan Moving from Cyrillic-based to modified Latin script will distance the central Asian state symbolically from Russia By Tony Barber, Financial Times (7/3/23) —— It took only a few hours after my arrival in Astana, […]  ( 11 min )

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    Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí
    Just heard that Milan Kundera, Czech-French author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and other fantastic books had passed away on Tuesday in Paris. I still remember from the mid 1980’s the deep impression this book left on me, both as a bitter-sweet love story with the Prague Spring and its aftermath as its background, […]  ( 6 min )
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    Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí
    Just heard that Milan Kundera, Czech-French author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and other fantastic books had passed away on Tuesday in Paris. I still remember from the mid 1980’s the deep impression this book left on me, both as a bitter-sweet love story with the Prague Spring and its aftermath as its background, […]  ( 6 min )
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    The Novelist’s 6-Stage Pathway To Publication
    Every writer’s journey begins with a first step (followed by thousands more). Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Soft Skills Every Aspiring Author Needs
    Intangible qualities for a long-term writing life Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Write Now With Jackary Salem
    Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 9 min )
    What I Learned from Publishing my First Book at 23
    Writing and publishing are two different art forms. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 9 min )
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    The World's Oldest Glaciers Are Buried Under South African Gold
    The northeast corner of South Africa is a patchwork of landscapes, from open, hoodoo-studded plains in the interior and wetlands along the coast to surprising, dense coniferous forests—a relic of the colonial period, when alien species were brought from Europe to create massive pine plantations. Beneath this diversity lies one of the world’s largest gold deposits, and, beneath that, more than three miles underground, there’s a geological treasure from deep time: layers of rock that provide evidence of Earth’s earliest deep freeze. According to a paper published recently in Geochemical Perspectives Letters, these rocks hold multiple clues to the world's oldest glaciers, sheets of ice that covered the area an astonishing 2.9 billion years ago. Now the big question is: What on Earth was the…  ( 16 min )
    Starting Point of the First Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana
    On the night of February 24, 1857, under gaslit torches in New Orleans's warehouse district, a Mardi Gras tradition was born. At the intersection of Julia and Magazine Streets, the Mistick Krewe of Comus kicked off Fat Tuesday with a parade that marched through the main thoroughfares of the city to the Gaiety Theatre, on Gravier Street between Carondelet and Baronne Streets. The organized procession coalesced around a single theme, “The Demon Actors in Milton’s Paradise Lost," and featured classic characters from Paradise Lost, such as Pluto and Prosperine, the Fates, fairies, harpies, gorgons, Satan, Isis, Osiris, and many others. Once the parade reached the Gaiety Theatre, members presented four tableaus taken from Paradise Lost: Tartarus, the Expulsion, the conference of Satan and Bee…  ( 13 min )
    West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Matewan, West Virginia
    This small museum located in an old bank building (with drive-through teller machines still present) covers a unique but little-known period in American and labor history known as the Mine Wars.  These "wars" started in central West Virginia in the 1910s and culminated with the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, in which approximately 20,000 fought, in southern West Virginia. A collection of immigrants, Black Americans from the South, and other residents of the various hallows located around the state joined forces to stand up against the mine guard system.  The town of Matewan, politically independent of coal companies, served as a focal point for union organizers during this period and witnessed the "Battle of Matewan," in which Sheriff Sid Hatfield got into a wild-west shootout with mining security.  ( 12 min )
    Otaru Orgel Museum in Otaru, Japan
    Since their introduction in the mid-19th century, music boxes have been a very popular novelty in Japan, where they are called orugōru from Dutch Orgel "organ." They are commonly found among the usual souvenirs at tourist gift shops, coming in many shapes and sizes. Established in 1967 and headquartered in the northern city of Otaru, the Orgel-Doh company is known as one of the largest music box manufacturers in Japan. Its main outlet, dubbed the Otaru Orgel Museum, boasts thousands of items for sale as well as small exhibits of European antiques, automata, and dioramas depicting the history of music boxes. The "museum" is housed in a huge, three-story brick building built in 1912 as a rice merchant's storehouse, a historic monument worth seeing on its own. Inside, spacious halls with quaint wooden beams and dazzling chandeliers gleam with a multitude of music boxes, many of them lushly decorated. Some are of more traditional kinds, from snow globes to piano-shaped antimony chests in Rococo style, while others are uniquely designed in the forms of princesses, teddy bears, Chinese Zodiac animals, Ferris wheels, and even sushi. Up on the second floor runs an elegant, lamp-lit corridor with historical exhibits and antique, luxury music boxes such as the Orpheus and the Reuge, as well as a section where local handicrafts are showcased. The third floor is home to a nostalgic attic called The Sound of Dreams, focusing on character-themed music boxes and stationery items, particularly those of Studio Ghibli and Monchchichi. When visiting, don't forget to take a picture with the icon standing in front of the building: the world's largest steam clock. Made in 1994 by Canadian clockmaker Raymond Saunders, credited as the creator of the world's first steam clock in Gastown, the Otaru Steam Clock is 18 feet tall and plays a five-note melody every 15 minutes, exhaling steam into the air.  ( 13 min )
    Kulturinsel Einsiedel in Neißeaue, Germany
    Kulturinsel Einsiedel might be the world's biggest playground. This place is the creation of Jürgen Bergmann, a craftsman and woodworker who started building the massive playground in the 1990s. It is an incredible area of artistic woodwork with labyrinths, playing towers, and a wizard castle with a maze underneath. Bergmann runs a company that creates and exports children's playgrounds worldwide. Anyone who has children or has preserved some childlike wonder in their heart should go there.  ( 12 min )
    St Mary the Virgin, Great Warley in Brentwood, England
    St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church built in 1902. It was replaced by a nearby church on Church Lane, which fell into disrepair when the village relocated to higher ground. The lynch gate is Grade II listed. The church happens to be only one of three Art Nouveau churches in England and is the best preserved of the trio. Its interior is decorated with Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts styles using mother-of-pearl, walnut, marble, aluminum, and other materials. The designer was Sir William Reynolds-Stevens. Nearby is Warley Place, which was once the home of Victorian gardener Ellen Willmott. The house no longer exists, but the estate (which includes the former garden) is now a nature reserve run by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Warley Place is free to visit.  ( 12 min )
    Gehrke Windmill Garden in Grand Coulee, Washington
    Gorgeous little park with an added attraction. The town of Grand Coulee moved the windmill park here from Emil Gehrke's yard after he passed away in 1979. It's a whimsical and fun site, especially on windy days! The garden is filled with hundreds of wind-powered sculptures created by Gehrke and his wife Veva. They began putting them outside their home in the 1960s. Each is made from scrap materials, mostly metal, which was sourced from junkyards and scrap piles. Over the years, the Gerhkes created nearly 800 of these wind sculptures. Though many of them now sit in private collections, more than 100 are on display at the Gehrke Windmill Garden.  ( 12 min )
    Lone Cypress in Pebble Beach, California
    Standing on a granite hillside off California's scenic 17-mile drive in Pebble Beach, the Lone Cypress is a western icon. It has been called one of the most photographed trees in North America. The Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) looks out over Carmel Bay. Though its age is unknown, it is believed to have stood at this spot for at least 250 years. Centuries of wind and salt spray have taken a toll on the tree, but with the help of a retaining wall and cable supports, it remains standing. It even survived an arson attempt in the 1980s.  ( 12 min )
    Monument to Federico Rubio in Madrid, Spain
    Federico Rubio y Galí was a prominent physician who not only went down in history for his medical discoveries but also his intense involvement in politics and literature. He founded the first Professional School of Nursing in Spain in 1896 and was elected a member of the prestigious Royal College of Surgery in London and the Royal Spanish Academy of Medicine. His monument, located in Parque del Oeste, is made of white limestone and bronze. It is the work of the Catalan sculptor Miguel Blay Fábregas. The inauguration was carried out by King Alfonso XIII, four years after the death of the doctor in December 1906. During the Spanish Civil War, the monument was the target of intense crossfire. The fight between Parque del Oeste and the entire campus of Ciudad Universitaria was long and cruel. The monument to Federico Rubio y Galí ended up decapitated by a cannon projectile and pierced by hundreds of bullets. After the war, the monument was somehow "pardoned," despite the doctor's Republican background, and later rebuilt and left as it is seen today, keeping the bullet holes and the shrapnel scars it had received.  ( 13 min )
    Hardanger Skyspace in Øystese, Norway
    Up to 18 people can sit inside this permanent octagonal art installation, or “Skyspace,” by American artist James Turrell. The piece is one of a series of distinct works, each of which is designed to interact with the landscape around. This particular monolith overlooks the Hardanger Fjord. The interior morphs across the color spectrum every sunrise and sunset, creating a dazzling, immersive space. Since the artwork reacts to the surrounding light and weather patterns, no two days are quite the same. Viewers can peer up through the elliptical oculus at the top and observe how the shifting colors within impact the perceived colors of the sky outside.  ( 12 min )
    Ruinas del Ingenio Taoro in Havana, Cuba
    In the Bauta municipality, there is a unique historical relic in the capital: the Taoro estate. There are the ruins of the mill built in 1878 and that was owned by Don Pablo Pérez Zamora. It was the last sugar mill destroyed by the fires caused by mambises during the War of Independence of 1895. The remains of the old house, to which the slave barracks were next to, with its stone walls, are still standing.  ( 12 min )
    Gainesville-Midland 301 in Charlotte, North Carolina
    This locomotive was designed in Philadelphia in 1920 and shipped to Florida, where it hauled freight along the coast for over 30 years. In 1951, the engine was purchased by the Georgia-based Gainesville-Midland line and given the number 301. The 301 served this role for eight years, before Gainesville-Midland was purchased by Seaboard Locomotive and the engine was donated to the city of Charlotte for display.  Once gifted to Charlotte, the 301 was installed at Freedom Park, a beautiful 98-acre park in the heart of the Queen City. Since 1959, this display has served as a monument to the importance that engines of this type once played on rail lines across the country. It also serves as a unique piece of playground equipment, as kids and adults can access the engineer’s cabin for a glimpse into the past.  The engine can be freely visited at the Freedom Park playground at no cost. Nearby parking is also at no cost.  ( 12 min )
    'Paxmal' in Walenstadt, Switzerland
    Paxmal is a temple to peace built by the Swiss artist Karl Bickel. He started in 1924 and spent the next 25 years at a remote site in the mountains building this elaborate monument. The monument sits on a beautiful site in the mountains overlooking the Churfirsten mountain range in Switzerland. Bickel built it in a style inspired by Greek temples, with tall marble columns and mosaic murals. The murals on one wall depict a family—man, woman, and the creation of a new life. On the opposite wall, the murals depict the struggles of life and the path to a spiritual awakening.  ( 12 min )
    Podcast: The Complaint Tablet of Ea-Nasir
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, hear the story of an ancient Babylonian clay tablet that has launched a slew of modern memes. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
    The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’
    From the air, Tarfaya first appears little more than a discoloration—a grey smear of concrete in a vast expanse of yellow sand. As pilot Maxime Raynaud banks over the desolate coastline of Morocco’s far south, he can just make out a fishing port, a faded white fortress, and a ruined castle marooned in the sea. The landing can be tricky, and Raynaud approaches fast to steady his Tecnam P2010 aircraft in the strong crosswinds, avoiding two radio antennae before touching down on a dirt airstrip peppered with small stones. At 2000 feet, the airstrip leaves little margin for error. “We don’t carry much fuel, and we can’t refuel here,” says Raynaud. “If we made a second approach, we might have to divert.” For the fifteen crews of the Toulouse-Tarfaya air rally, of which Raynaud heads one…  ( 23 min )
    Jean Ribault Monument in Jacksonville, Florida
    This stone replica monument sits atop St Johns Bluff, overlooking the St Johns River in Jacksonville. It was placed to commemorate the landing of Jean Ribault near the mouth of the St. Johns River in 1562, before being moved to its current location on the bluff. The monument is made of stone, approximately the same size as the original monument.  ( 12 min )
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    15 Steak Recipes to Satisfy Your Inner Carnivore
    You want meat? We've got 15 steak recipes that'll make your mouth water.  ( 13 min )
    Why My Parents' 30-Plus-Year-Old Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron Skillet is Still My Favorite
    This naturally nonstick skillet is sturdy, heats up evenly, and will last you a lifetime.  ( 15 min )
    One of Our Favorite French Press Coffee Makers Is Less Than $20 for Prime Day
    One of our favorite French press coffee makers and cold brewers is majorly discounted for Prime Day.  ( 11 min )
    Pistachio Baklava
    With layers of buttery phyllo dough and nuts drenched in simple syrup or honey, homemade baklava—or bak-la-wa in Arabic—is the ultimate sweet treat.  ( 16 min )
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    Ex-MPD officer sentenced to nine months in workhouse for criminal vehicular homicide
    Plus: CNBC names Minnesota one of the “Top States for Business;” downtown Minneapolis companies are moving to the North Loop; south Minneapolis sinkhole not repaired after three months; Slip Dunlap’s family holds a “moving sale;” and more.  ( 7 min )
    Changing the dynamic: A focus on nutrition is helping residents of north Minneapolis to make lasting changes
    While many of Karen Blanchard's patients have had success in changing their eating habits, she’s also had to attend some funerals.  ( 16 min )
    Minneapolis releases multi-year plan to build out public safety programs that go beyond policing
    The report describes a three-pillar plan: preventative services like violence prevention groups, responsive services that provide real-time assistance to people seeking emergency services and restorative services that heal trauma and find root causes of community safety challenges.  ( 18 min )
    There is no legal reason the US can’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine – but that doesn’t justify Biden’s decision to do so
    The decision by the U.S. to provide Ukraine with cluster bombs could weaken the argument against others’ doing likewise. And that, in turn, could increase the chances of cluster bombs’ being deployed illegally.  ( 20 min )
    Proposed PFAS rule would cost companies estimated $1B; lacks limits and cleanup requirement
    Companies would have to disclose any PFAS that have been manufactured or imported between 2011 and when the rule takes effect, with no exemptions for small businesses or for impurities or byproducts cross-contaminating goods with PFAS.  ( 19 min )
    St. Paul outlines goal to triple downtown dwellers; add jobs
    Plus: Man sentenced in killing of 9-year-old Trinity Ottoson-Smith. why the northern lights forecasts are not super reliable; more heat may be on the way; Lowry Hill Bridge by the numbers; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    Toward a theory of military loyalties
    A critical element in civil wars is military fragmentation. Yet, we have a limited understanding of why military elites fight in civil wars and on what side. In this article I develop a theory of the economic and professional motivations of military elites. I test this theory using the case of West Point graduates in […] The post Toward a theory of military loyalties appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Not if history is any guide. > Any halfway ... by PHinton In reply to Time for one of your catchphrases. We had a US ... by PHinton In reply to Cancelled for wongthink. Like the Democrats/BLM? by OldCurmudgeon In reply to j mct. Au contraire. What makes anybody think ... by Dismalist In reply to mkt42. I think it means officers who left the ... by Jonathan Plus 10 more... Related Stories Los Alamos From Below *Germany in the World* Income inequality in the Aztec empire  ( 6 min )
    U.S.A. fact of the day
    Do I dare say it? Transitory inflation for the win? https://t.co/E4g9OaO8Gw — David Beckworth (@DavidBeckworth) July 12, 2023 Monetarism and break even rates, however imperfect they may be in some regards, should rise in status as well. The post U.S.A. fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Wasn’t 4% inflation so intolerable that Nixon imposed wage ... by D F Linton In reply to joan. When fred graph clearly shows that the ... by joan I'm not sure if the post was legit. Is the argument that unless ... by Sarcasm? In reply to Cancelled for wongthink. The housing market went ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to PHinton. All political appointees lie to benefit ... by Cancelled for wongthink Plus 10 more... Related Stories Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood? Michael Howard on Kenya Thinking about congestion pricing in terms of the quantity dual  ( 6 min )
    Wednesday assorted links
    1. More Okie-Dokie.  And some RFK Okie-Dokie. 2. Paul Robinson podcast on Russian liberalism.  And Classical Liberalism by Country, Volume III, is now out. 3. Nabeel’s notes on puzzles. 4. Do “multiple selves” adapt more quickly? 5. Markets in everything: People are paying to break printers with sledgehammers in smash rooms. 6. Claude 2 is now […] The post Wednesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 1.2 – RFK? I don't get it. The guy is a phookin kook!!! by EdR In reply to rsm. Nah! Sqrt is not injective. by EdR In reply to Dennis Duffy. He's untouchable like our senile ... by EdR In reply to RAD. Anthropic knows what's most important: Who ... by Steve Sailer In reply to dearieme. “… he was lying. Next time I heard ... by EdR Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood?
    Richard Hanania has a very good post on the rapidly expanding school choice movement and his hopes for a radical rethinking of education. The first thing to point out about public education is that it involves an extreme restriction of liberty beyond anything we usually accept. How common is it for government to force you […] The post Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Yeah, once kids leave house, you can jump right ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to Robert Gressis. *has* by Robert Gressis In reply to I can tell this guy doesn't have kids. He had two ... by Robert Gressis In reply to Tom DeMeo. Public school education for sure by Franzish In reply to M. My fundamentalist maga anti-evolution ... by t$ Plus 10 more... Related Stories U.S.A. fact of the day Michael Howard on Kenya Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs  ( 8 min )
    Thinking about congestion pricing in terms of the quantity dual
    Ask a YIMBY person: “What about the extra traffic from all those new people moving in?  Won’t the ambulance arrival times be slower?  Won’t the air pollution be worse?  Won’t….?” and you will get a reassuring answer that a) yes there will be some problems but they can be managed by other means, and b) […] The post Thinking about congestion pricing in terms of the quantity dual appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Picador. Agreed, congestion taxes are unpopular ... by Ben In reply to yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. And those suburbanites complain ... by mkt42 In reply to dearieme. Lots of downvotes from people who have ... by Larry Siegel In reply to Rosie. “Hmm… Suggest a moped… or cleansing ... by M Are you for real?? New residents, (in most cities[depending ... by yyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Plus 10 more... Related Stories U.S.A. fact of the day Can the School Choice Movement Liberate Childhood? Michael Howard on Kenya  ( 9 min )
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    Generative AI imagines new protein structures
    MIT researchers develop "FrameDiff," a computational tool that uses generative AI to craft new protein structures, with the aim of accelerating drug development and improving gene therapy.  ( 9 min )
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    Wikipedia Wednesday 7/12/2023
    Favorite Wikipedia pages and the rabbit holes they lead to
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    It's Easy To Make Oil Companies ESG
    Also oil-well collectors, Nasdaq 100 rebalancing, plumbers, meetings and a glass house for Elon Musk.  ( 2 min )
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    Climate Change Could Stump AI Weather Prediction
    Artificial intelligence taps historical weather data in forecasting, but the changing climate is complicating such efforts
    Russia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Own
    Russia and other nations are working on “sovereign Internet” systems that threaten digital rights—and the stability of the global Internet
    AI Is an Existential Threat--Just Not the Way You Think
    Some fear that artificial intelligence will threaten humanity’s survival. But the existential risk is more philosophical than apocalyptic
    Who Was Alessandra Giliani, 14th Century Teen Anatomist?
    Was a teenager named Alessandra Giliani the western world’s first female anatomist? In 14th century Italy, women were strictly barred from medical research. One flouted that rule –  disguised as a man.
    How My Mother's Dementia Showed Me Another Side of Neurodiversity
    My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely
    How the Brain Creates Your Physical Sense of Self
    New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body
    Could New Weight-Loss Drugs like Ozempic Treat Addiction?
    Ozempic and similar medications may target brain circuitry involved in addiction as well as appetite control
    Could New Weight-Loss Drugs like Ozempic Treat Addiction?
    Ozempic and similar medications may target brain circuitry involved in addiction as well as appetite control
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    Understanding Confinement
    This week and next there’s an interesting summer school going on at the IAS, with topic Understanding Confinement. Videos of talks are available here or at the IAS video site. Taking a look at some of the first talks brings … Continue reading →  ( 7 min )
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    Some challenges with existing election forecasting methods
    With the presidential election season coming up (not that it’s ever ended), here’s a quick summary of the problems/challenges with two poll-based forecasting methods from 2020. How this post came about: I have a post scheduled about a dispute between … Continue reading →  ( 13 min )
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    The new retraction record holder is a German anesthesiologist, with 184
    The German anesthesiologist Joachim Boldt has lost 20 more papers since January 2023, earning him the top spot in our leaderboard, with 184 retractions.  Boldt, readers may recall, was once one of the leading international figures in perioperative medicine. His work, particularly studies involving the use of fluid management during surgery, helped inform clinical guidelines … Continue reading The new retraction record holder is a German anesthesiologist, with 184  ( 8 min )
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    The Education System Isn’t Ready for Another Widespread Closure
    Three years after U.S. schools shifted to remote instruction on an emergency basis, the education sector is still largely unprepared for another long-term interruption of in-person school, and the stakes are highest for those who need it most. Will schools heed the lessons of the pandemic?  ( 21 min )
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    Used to be a bun
    Dunhuang (see here and here) is turning out to be a Chinglish goldmine.  Maybe that's because it's so far out in the remote, desolate, desert northwest. The Chinese label says: hóngdòu xiǎo ruǎnbāo 紅豆小軟包 "red bean small soft bun" The printing is nice. Selected readings "Somking" (7/7/23) "More savory Chinglish from Dunhuang" (7/9/23) "Baozi: The stuffed, steamed bun […]  ( 8 min )
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    Exploring Data with colMeans() in R: A Programmer’s Guide
    Introduction Continue reading: Exploring Data with colMeans() in R: A Programmer’s Guide  ( 10 min )
    Another Hopf torus
    Recall that a Hopf torus is a two-dimensional object in the 4D space Continue reading: Another Hopf torus  ( 12 min )
    Uncovering History with R – A Look at the HistData Package
    Introduction “Historians offer us systems of the past that are too complete, series of causes and effects that are too exact and too clear to have ever been entirely true.” Marguerite Yourcenar - Mémoires d`Hadrien (1974) Greetings, humanists,... Continue reading: Uncovering History with R – A Look at the HistData Package  ( 21 min )
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    MUSA Museum of Chairs Asuncion in Asunción, Paraguay
    This museum dedicated to chairs belongs to a local design company. It's relatively obscure to both locals and tourists. It contains chairs of many styles from 1800 French chairs to mid-20th-century North American chairs There are even chars from the Guaraní indigenous culture.  ( 12 min )
    Radium Onsen in Osaka, Japan
    Radiation is generally seen as a dangerous thing and exposure to it should be minimized. But this hasn't always been the case. In the past radium was seen as a healthy thing and was used in many products. Some of these products remain to this day, like the Japanese radium onsen, where bathing in radium water is believed to be healthy. Radium onsen is one of the oldest bathhouses in Osaka, dating back to 1952. Apart from a traditional hot bath, they also have a carbonated bath, a cold bath, an electric bath where bathers are shocked with a low amp current.  The infamous radium bath is located outside. The radium ore in the bath is sourced from a now-closed mine in Ningyotoge. Fortunately, the dose is not strong. (Depending on how long you stay in the water, you might get more radiation exposure from flying.) The water is said to cure all kinds of aches and diseases and is popular with older people for this reason. The onsen even suggests drinking it for added medicinal value, which is much more dangerous in terms of radiation exposure. Nevertheless, no death has been attributed to the onsen.  ( 12 min )
    The Molehill on The Equestrian Statue of William III in London, England
    In 1688, the Glorious Revolution saw William III and his wife Mary ascend to the English throne, marking the end of Catholic rule under James II. In tribute to William's reign, an impressive equestrian statue was erected in St James's Square, London. This magnificent sculpture, crafted from bronze, portrays William III as a powerful Roman general, evoking a sense of strength and authority. Despite being dressed in Classical garb, however, William's hairstyle remains true to the late 17th century. Notably, another aspect of the statue that is true to life can be seen at its base. By the feet of William's horse is the distinctive mound of a molehill. This small inclusion is a reference to the incident in which William's horse stumbled over a molehill at Hampton Court Palace, causing William to fall and sustain injuries that ultimately led to the king's death. This humble lump, the cause of the king's undignified demise, is said to have led his opposition, most notably the Jacobite supporters of James II, to raise a toast to the mole or as they eloquently phrased it, "to the little gentleman in a velvet jacket."  ( 13 min )
    Keshava Temple in Somanathapura, India
    The temple, which is also known as Chennakeshava Temple, was completed in 1268. It took more than 50 years to construct and is dedicated to Vishnu. It is comprised of more than 5,000 pieces of sculpture including renditions from the Kama Suta, incarnations of the gods, animals, and symbols. The ornate temple is an example of Hoysala architecture. The main temple stands at the center of a courtyard on a high star-shaped platform with three symmetrical sanctums, or garbha-griha.  ( 12 min )
    Auroras Are the Sun's Special Nighttime Light Show
    Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. Stargazing is largely about celebrating stars other than the Sun. But there is one exception to this rule: when a rippling curtain of spectral green and sometimes red, pink, and purple descends across the upper latitudes of our planet. These space weather light shows, known as auroras, are the result of a specific sequence of events that starts with the Sun and ends in our atmosphere—and it might be happening this week. Some space weather foreca…  ( 18 min )
    Zakoba Temple in Pune, India
    In the middle of a residential neighborhood in Pune stands an ancient temple with a huge tree growing all around the structure. The tree has beautifully encapsulated the entire structure and is now a part of the temple. This temple is called Zakoba Temple, with the name “Zakoba” referring to the temple’s deity. An equestrian idol of the deity is enshrined within the “Gabhara” (the sacred inner chamber of the temple). The entrance of the temple has two stone pillars. On either side of the entrance, there are two “Virgals” (Victory Stones/Hero Stones) depicting warriors. Within and around the temple there are idols and photos of other deities also. The temple is painted in shades of yellow and red. The peepal tree (Ficus religiosa) surrounding the structure is most fascinating. The tree has made its way along the temple’s ancient stonework over the centuries and it now hugs the temple affectionately. It is beautiful to admire nature’s artwork in the way the tree’s branches and roots weave themselves through the stonework, creating a stunning display of the union of natural elements. According to sources, some people believe this temple to be around 200-300 years old, considering its style of architecture and fascinating intricacies.  ( 13 min )
    Jamaicaway Restaurant and Catering in Nashville, Tennessee
    Since 2003, visitors to the Nashville Farmers’ Market have been lining up for platters of curry goat, jerk chicken, and braised oxtail. Dishes at Jamaicaway come in generous portions with spice levels that range from “mild” to the habanero-heavy “FIYAH.” Everything from the ackee and saltfish—the national dish of Jamaica—to the curry chicken–stuffed roti is made from scratch.  In many ways, the restaurant feels akin to Nashville’s iconic meat-and-threes—cafeteria-style dining establishments that have been central to the city’s dining scene since the 1920s—albeit one where Southern sides like mac ‘n’ cheese, collard greens, and cheesy mashed potatoes share plate-space with Caribbean favorites such as plantains, breadfruit, and bammy. The stellar dessert menu is equally culturally split, with slabs of Southern–style frosted layer cakes and Jamaican treats like coconut milk–soaked sweet potato pone. Owners Ouida and Dave Bradshaw now have something of a small restaurant empire in Nashville. Jamaicaway, a play on both the couple's home country and a parkway in Boston, where they previously lived, now has three branches around town. “[Ouida] has a very gifted hand,” Dave says. “Food has always been in her DNA.” By the age of 10, Ouida was already helping her mother in the kitchen. While working as an elementary school teacher in Boston, her homemade treats quickly developed a fanbase among her students. “She’d tell them if they did well on a test, she’d cook them a meal,” Dave says. The couple's son, Kamal Kalokah, who decided to go to culinary school after working at the family business, went on to become Rihanna's personal chef and tour with Drake. He and his brother, Rashean Conaway, currently run Riddim n Spice, a popular Caribbean restaurant in North Nashville.  Nowadays, you don’t have to ace a test in order to try Ouida’s cooking. Swing by Monday through Friday for a curried goat plate and a slice of the ultra-moist, boozy black cake as a sweet reward.  ( 14 min )
    Bosse Östlin Statue in Hudiksvall, Sweden
    Almost 200 miles north of Sweden, in the small city of Hudiksvall, Glada Hudik-teatern, the Happy Hudik Theater, gives people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in professional theater productions. Numerous plays and musicals, some of them televised, have been staged to showcase the talents and skills of the performers. Bosse Östlin, who was born with an intellectual impairment, joined the ensemble in 1996 and toured theatrical venues in Sweden and abroad for several years. He played the Tin Man in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Despite his character not having a heart, Östlin was well-known for his huge heart. The actor loved hugs and would ask anyone, anytime, and anywhere for an embrace. In fact, in 2013, he even starred in a Swedish drama-comedy movie How Many Hugs Are There In The World?. In 2015, Östlin died at the age of 63 of a brain hemorrhage. The following year, at the initiative of Glada Hudik-teatern, a life-sized bronze statue honoring the late performer was erected in Hudiksvall, his hometown. Sculptor Hanna Beling created the bronze, which was financed through auctions and crowdfunding. The statue is one of the first in Sweden to depict a person with an intellectual disability. To honor Östlin's love of hugs, the bronze is filled with heating coils and maintains a normal human body temperature all year round, encouraging passersby to stop and give the statue an embrace. Östlin often said, "If I get a hug, I'll be in a happy mood!" And today the warm likeness is a poignant memorial to the beloved actor's catchphrase.  ( 13 min )
    The Underground Railroad Was the Ultimate Conspiracy to Southern Enslavers
    From Under the Eye of Power by Colin Dickey, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Copyright © 2023 by Colin Dickey. Even today, no one is even sure precisely where the name originated. Some have traced it to an account from 1839, when a young Black man was caught “lurking” around the Capitol in Washington, D.C.—when asked how he got there, he said that he had been sent north by a “railroad which went underground all the way to Boston.” Through a loose network of formerly enslaved and free Black Americans, along with their white allies, thousands of enslaved Americans made their way north in the decades before the Civil War, moving sometimes surreptitiously, sometimes out in the open, on railways and ships, in wagons and…  ( 31 min )
    The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre in London, England
    At first glance, St. Martin's Theatre doesn't seem that special. From the outside, it's just another building in the West End of London with colorful neon lights starkly contrasting on an all-white Victorian facade. Walk 100 feet in any direction and you're sure to find more neon-lit, Victorian theaters. But what makes St. Martin's special isn't the building itself, but the production that takes place each night, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. For nearly 50 years, St. Martin's has continuously run the same play every day of the week besides Sundays. The theater has been so closely linked to the play that most of the decor in its foyer is centered around the show. There are plaques and awards hung on the walls for the show's record-breaking run. A giant wooden counter in the theater's entrance lets theater-goers know what performance number they are attending. Despite the fact that seeing show 29,160 will be the exact same as show 29,159, there is a sense of pride knowing that you played a small part in extending the streak. The play itself is fantastic; there is a reason why it's still running to this day after debuting over 70 years ago in 1952 (and moving to St. Martin's in 1974). The "Queen of Crime," Agatha Christie, switches up her usual medium of novels to tell a captivating murder mystery tale for the stage all while retaining the same themes and motifs that make her books extraordinary. And since it is a murder mystery play with a few dramatic reveals, that is all I can give away! Do yourself a favor and book tickets to solve the murder and see the world's longest-running theater show!  ( 13 min )
    St. Peter's Catholic Church in Wibaux, Montana
    North of Devils Tower and west of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, travelers will find this most curious place of worship, which stands as a testament to the geological history of the surrounding region. Built in 1895, this unusual facade of this church is covered in scoria, a type of hardened lava found around the badlands. Resourceful members of the congregation went 'rock picking' and scoured the surrounding area for chunks of volcanic stone. This true community effort has a place of honor on the National Register of Historic Places.  ( 12 min )
    St. Peter's Rock Grotto in Farmer, South Dakota
    St. Peter's Rock Grotto is a beautiful, idyllic spot located in the tiny village of Farmer, South Dakota (Population: 15). It was constructed between 1926 and 1933. The grotto was built by Fr. Peter N. Scheier using natural materials, often ones he purchased on trips to the Black Hills.   The Grotto was once surrounded by a Roman Catholic elementary school, but that institution closed in 1959. The Grotto underwent a formal restoration in 2001, and at that time it was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places.  ( 12 min )
    Muzium Telekom (Telecom Museum) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    The old exchange building Bukit Nanas is located at the intersection of Jalan Gereja and Jalan Raja Chulan. The building was built in 1928 as the Central Battery Telephone Exchange by the British during their colonization of Malaysia. The site was ideally suited as it provided important links to Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding environment. It was subsequently upgraded from manual to mechanical in 1938. During World War II, the building was targeted by the Japanese before their occupation of Malaysia. Afterward, the British return was short-lived and the building was taken over by Telekom Malaysia following independence. With the inception of International Direct Dialing from Malaysia, the requirement for switchboard-operated communications ended including the use of the building. However, in 1985, the prime minister at the time saved the building from demolition. The Telecommunication Museum was the first of its kind in Malaysia to have interactive exhibits. The museum is a repository of old telephones and outdated machinery once used for telecommunication. It houses several audio-visual exhibits, educative rooms for school kids archives, and resource areas with some artifacts over 120 years old and going back to the prewar era. Apart from an array of very stylish phones, there is even a telephone book that includes popular advertisements from the 1960s.  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: A Friendly Town With an Ax to Grind
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the Lumberjack World Championships, a competition that has lumberjacks and lumberjills from around the world flock to Hayward, Wisconsin, every year. Join us as we get our hands dirty alongside the world’s most skilled in all-things chopping … and rolling. This episode is produced in partnership with GoUSA TV. If you want to see more of the series Small Town, Big Story, watch now on GoUSA TV or YouTube. You can learn more about visiting Hayward here. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 15 min )
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    Spellbound
    Reading in Le Monde the news that Siouxie had sung at the Eurockéennes de Belfort reminded of her first albums that I played endlessly. With The Banshees and a certain Robert Smith as an occasional guitarist… Highly innovative punk rock announcing the New Wave and mesmerising voice.  ( 6 min )
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    Tree models for assessing covariate-dependent method agreement
    New arXiv working paper introducing conditional method agreement trees (COAT) which can capture the dependency of a Bland-Altman analysis on covariates. It is ccompanied by an R implementation in the CRAN package coat. Citation Continue reading: Tree models for assessing covariate-dependent method agreement  ( 12 min )
    Weighted probability vs. favourability
    Presence probability, typically obtained with presence-(pseudo)absence modelling methods like GLM, GAM, GBM or Random Forest, is conditional not only on the suitability of the environmental conditions, but also on the general prevalence (proportion of presences) of the species in the … Continue reading → Continue reading: Weighted probability vs. favourability  ( 11 min )
    The Hitchhiker’s Guide to GGplot2 and Plotnine Updated and With Discount
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to GGplot2 and Plotnine Updated and With Discount  ( 8 min )
    TidyTuesday Week 28: Global Surface Temperature
    Global Temperature #TidyTuesday Continue reading: TidyTuesday Week 28: Global Surface Temperature  ( 51 min )
    A Closer Look at the R Function identical()
    Introduction Continue reading: A Closer Look at the R Function identical()  ( 9 min )
    Create interactive 2023 Toronto mayoral election map in R with leaflet
    With the help of the internet and ChatGPT, I was able to create this interactive election map showing the top five candidates with the most votes in each ward. It took longer than expected, but it was fun to learn new things, such as working with JSON in R and ... Continue reading: Create interactive 2023 Toronto mayoral election map in R with leaflet  ( 32 min )
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    Defeat Writer’s Block With These 3 Steps (Generate an Endless Flow Of Ideas)
    How I’ve kept my content fresh for 20+ years Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    The Write Way to AImprove Book Blurbs
    Overcome the limitations of artificial intelligence by iterating your way to a better book description  ( 23 min )
    AI Is Now Everywhere
    This Week In Writing, we talk about Google’s new AI plan, what it means for writers, and why resistance is futile. Oh, and Threads. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 18 min )
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    What's Causing This Record-Breaking Heat?
    Yet another heat dome will send temperatures skyrocketing across the U.S. Southwest just after the planet saw its hottest week on record
    60,000 People Died from Blistering European Heat Waves, New Analysis Finds
    Tens of thousands of people died during intense heat waves in Europe last summer, indicating that heat prevention plans aren’t protecting vulnerable populations
    Proposed EPA Rule That Companies Must Report Toxic 'Forever' Chemicals Lacks Limits and Cleanup Requirement
    A federal rule would require companies to disclose whether their products contain chemicals known as PFASs
    AI Could Quickly Screen Thousands of Antibiotics to Tackle Superbugs
    As the threat of antibiotic resistance increases, new antibiotics are imperative—and AI could widen the pipeline
    Can Scientists Forecast Volcanic Eruptions?
    Satellites and other technologies are spurring a new revolution in volcanic activity monitoring
    Scientists Inch Toward Better Volcanic Eruption Forecasting
    Satellites and other technologies are spurring a new revolution in volcanic activity monitoring
    Earliest Merging Galaxies Discovered in New JWST Photos
    Astronomers found two colliding galaxies dating back to less than 500 million years after the big bang
    Underground Climate Change Is Weakening Buildings in Slow Motion
    Hotspots beneath cities deform the ground, causing important infrastructure to crack under stress
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    Native American tribes demand reparations from University of Minnesota
    Plus: New foods announced for Minnesota State Fair; Wisconsin billionaires funded lobbying against social programs; Metro Transit ridership up; and more.  ( 7 min )
    Do many NATO countries meet their pledge to spend 2% of their GDP on defense?
    No. Seven of NATO’s 30 member countries spent at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense in 2022, according to the NATO secretary general’s 2022 annual report.  ( 9 min )
    Are France’s elections conducted using only paper ballots?
    No. While most municipalities in France use paper ballots, not all do.  ( 5 min )
    Is Minnesota home to the largest number of Somali Americans in the country?
    Yes. Minnesota Compass reports a total of 86,610 Somali Americans reside in the state, the largest population in the country. An estimated 37,048 residents of Minnesota were born in Somalia, according to 2021 U.S. Census American Community Survey data.  ( 7 min )
    Where you can and can’t smoke marijuana in Minnesota come Aug. 1
    Cars? No. Sidewalks? Mostly, for now. Apartment units? Possibly, at least initially. “Struggling to read this law could drive someone to smoke some pot,” said one observer of the new marijuana law, which makes Minnesota one of only four states to allow public smoking.  ( 34 min )
    For decades, the top rural health issue has been basic care access. Now it’s mental health and addiction
    In surveys conducted in previous years, rural stakeholders said access to family doctors and other basic care was the highest priority. Looking into the future, a new survey says the highest priorities will be mental health and addiction.  ( 13 min )
    How small wealthy suburbs contribute to regional housing problems
    The ability of small suburban municipalities to limit multifamily housing is more the rule than the exception  ( 20 min )
    A library adventure
    "Collective Investigation" is designed as a way to cull a library’s collection through an intuitive process of selection, then with a small group of other participants, working to highlight selections from the archive within a new collaboratively arranged document.  ( 18 min )
    State Rep. Dan Wolgamott arrested on suspicion of DWI
    Plus: Court rules in favor of Minnesota Amish community; man found dead in freezer was hiding from police; calls to mental health crisis hotline surged in last year; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    The etiology of a self-inflicted earworm
    I am prone / prey to earworms.  Sometimes when I'm seriously affected / infected by one, it takes me weeks to get rid of the scourge, and I have to resort to all sorts of devices and deceptions to disinfect them from the space between my ears and the auditory cortex inside the lateral sulcus […]  ( 12 min )
    The growing supinity of Chinese youth
    "Lying flat", "Buddha whatever", "Kong Yijiism", "involution" — China today has so many memes for opting out.  Helen Gao explains the reasons for their profusion: How China’s Education System Trapped a Generation Young people have been trained into competition and hopelessness. Foreign Policy (6/22/23) —– From 2003 to 2005, I was a student at rendafuzhong […]  ( 8 min )
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    China estimate of the day
    The paper’s title is “The Largest Insurance Expansion in History: Saving One Million Lives Per Year in China”: The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) rolled out in China from 2003-2008 provided insurance to 800 million rural Chinese. We combine aggregate mortality data with individual survey data, and identify the impact of the NCMS from program […] The post China estimate of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Harun. My impression as well. I know many Chinese ... by John Smith In reply to Phil S.. It’s like when I took a crap in a box ... by Cancelled for wongthink In reply to dearieme. Lol, Gruber tricked you!! I never ... by Cancelled for wongthink In reply to F off. In the event of my demise can't breathe ... by Equestrian In reply to EdR. We now have access to 70 years of Chinese ... by Godfree Roberts Plus 10 more... Related Stories The order of spousal names on tax returns Vaccination sentences to ponder Jeremy Howard on AI Safety and the Age of Disenlightenment  ( 6 min )
    Tuesday assorted links
    1. A skeptical view of the economics of Threads.  I am more optimistic, believing it is possible to grow total engagement. 2. More reasons why freezing your head won’t work. 3. Data on forecasting existential risks.  A Tetlock project. 4. The Pequod rates books, core book reviewing web site here. 5. “On the Importance of […] The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to M. I always thought Musk didn't really understand ... by LivelyClock In reply to Sean. I took a brief glance. His recommendations ... by JFA Zuck just had a big product launch poorly. A big part of why is ... by bcg In reply to Hazel Meade. The extreme weakness of all of these ... by Gardner In reply to RAD. American beer is appealing like candy floss. by bazza Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Jeremy Howard on AI Safety and the Age of Disenlightenment
    Proposals for stringent AI model licensing and surveillance will likely be ineffective or counterproductive, concentrating power in unsustainable ways, and potentially rolling back the societal gains of the Enlightenment. The balance between defending society and empowering society to defend itself is delicate. We should advocate for openness, humility and broad consultation to develop better responses […] The post Jeremy Howard on AI Safety and the Age of Disenlightenment appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments I think the current wave of AI is mostly hype. Nevertheless, ... by Abelard Lindsey In reply to dan1111. Right, they’re probably ahead of the ... by sxb In reply to MikeP. judgment, ignorance and deceit go hand in ... by Fuckboy Is it too simple to focus on ensuring that this technology is ... by R G In reply to ThatsNotAll. Dear God man, show some urgency! The ... by Leo Plus 10 more... Related Stories China estimate of the day Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad How is Portuguese drug decriminalization going?  ( 6 min )
    Michael Power on Kenya
    With cyclical and Covid-related variations, of course, Kenya has been running a 5%+ GDP average annual growth rate for two decades. Since 1994, South Africa’s has, with an average of 2.4% per annum, not achieved half that. The contrast in performance is even more stark since 2011: in that year, South Africa’s GDP was 10.2 […] The post Michael Power on Kenya appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In Australia, you can get good quality rooftop solar installed ... by Crikey In reply to Steve. I keep forgetting to qualify the grid ... by RAD How much should we thank the british? by DRP In reply to Anon. Looks like it's now Kenya's turn to regress ... by Gioacchino Lucchesi You, Mr SMFS, are expressing a bias here. Please extrapolate. by ged Plus 10 more... Related Stories Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs The Birth-Weight Pollution Paradox Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad  ( 8 min )
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    Elon Musk Blames the Lawyers
    Also index weightings, junk fees and emoji contracts.  ( 2 min )
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    The 10 Best Movies of 2023 So Far
    The year is a little more than halfway over, and of course, that means we need to count down the best of the best. As is always the case, many of the biggest festival hits and awards season slam dunks have yet to be released. That doesn’t mean there aren’t worthwhile films to see though. […]  ( 9 min )
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    linkylove 07-11-23
    (𝓌𝑒)𝒷𝓈𝒾𝓉𝑒 📌 ⇾ 🌲 Charles' Forest Cuboid 📌 Low Poly Generator 📌 Plaintext World  ( 1 min )
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    Why is every action hero named Jack, John, James, or, occasionally, Jason, but never Bill, Bob, or David?
    Demetria Glace writes: I wasn’t the first to make the connection, but once I noticed it, it was everywhere. You walk past a poster for a new movie and think, Why is every action hero named Jack, John, James, or, … Continue reading →  ( 12 min )
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    When words speak louder than pictures
    Kaiser looks at a recent WSJ chart about remote working.  ( 8 min )
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    Editorial board member dropped from journal site after Retraction Watch-Undark report links him to paper mill
    The journal Scientific Reports removed a scientist linked to paper mill activity from its editorial board last year, but didn’t take his name off the web page until last month, after a Retraction Watch-Undark story pointed out his association.  The former editorial board member, Masoud Afrand, is an assistant professor of engineering at the Islamic … Continue reading Editorial board member dropped from journal site after Retraction Watch-Undark report links him to paper mill  ( 7 min )
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    Our Favorite Programmable Coffee Maker from OXO is 30% for Prime Day
    It can heat water to ideal brew temperatures, has a programmable timer, and its insulated carafe keeps coffee hot for hours.  ( 12 min )
    The Best Deals at Williams Sonoma Right Now (Including on Le Creuset and Staub)
    Prime Day is in full swing, but there are some great discounts at other retailers, like Williams Sonoma.  ( 21 min )
    Kenji Loved the Gozney Roccbox Pizza Oven—and Right Now It’s 20% off for Prime Day
    It’s easy to set up, heats to 900ºF with wood, coal, or gas fire, and its insulated dome keeps temperatures consistent.  ( 12 min )
    Our Favorite Air Fryer Toaster Oven Is Sleek and Spacious—And It's Half Off for Prime Day
    Air fry, bake, roast, and toast—after testing eight air fryer toaster ovens, we found one that can truly do it all.  ( 11 min )
    The Temperature-Controlled Mug That Gets Me Out of Bed in the Morning Is 30% Off for Prime Day
    The Ember mug is an editor-favorite—and it’s deeply discounted for Prime Day.  ( 11 min )
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    Extreme Heat Strains the Mexican Power Grid Earlier in the Summer
    During the heat wave that hit Mexico in June, some states saw temperatures exceed 113 degrees Fahrenheit, and more than 20 people died from heat stroke. The record-high temperatures have put enormous pressure on the country’s electric system, increasing the electricity demand beyond the 2022 record.  ( 12 min )
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    Modes (Part 5)
    In Part 3 of this series, we figured out all the scales where we choose 7 notes from the 12 notes in the usual chromatic scale, with the property that the biggest step between notes is a whole tone. We saw these scales come in three sets of 7: I discussed all but the last […]  ( 12 min )
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    Modes (Part 5)
    In Part 3 of this series, we figured out all the scales where we choose 7 notes from the 12 notes in the usual chromatic scale, with the property that the biggest step between notes is a whole tone. We saw these scales come in three sets of 7: I discussed all but the last […]  ( 12 min )
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    Why Match School And Student Rank?
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    NRL Predictions for Round 20
    Team Ratings for Round 20 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Panthers 12.40 12.99 -0.60 Storm 6.52 11.21 -4.70 Rabbitohs 5.89 9.35 -3.50 Cowboys […] NRL Predictions for Round 20 first appeared on Stats Chat.  ( 4 min )

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    Is Wisconsin’s income tax rate highest in the Midwest for residents with the highest incomes?
    No. Among Midwestern states, Minnesota has the highest income tax rate in the highest-income tax bracket — 9.85% for an individual with annual income over $183,340.  ( 7 min )
    Are affirmative action policies still legal in admissions to military academies?
    Yes. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions includes a footnote that exempts military academies.  ( 7 min )
    Can colleges consider legacy status in admissions, despite the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action?
    Yes. The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions did not address using legacy as a preference in admissions.  ( 7 min )
    Did US Rep. Derrick Van Orden confront the staff of a Wisconsin library over a display of LGBTQ+ books?
    Yes. Before he was elected to Congress in 2022, Rep. Derrick Van Orden confronted employees at Prairie du Chien Memorial Library over an LGBTQ+ Pride Month display in the children’s section.  ( 7 min )
    What to know about the 1-time tax rebate payment
    Plus: Monogram Foods cited for teen workers at Minnesota plant; U of M students and faculty respond to the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling; a car accident damages the Uptown Theater; MSP still has a snow pile; and more.  ( 7 min )
    As student parents juggle responsibilities, a Minneapolis college fights to keep them enrolled with food, child care help
    At Minneapolis Community and Technical College, more than 10% of students are parents, who are able to get support for everything from child care to food to help managing their workloads.  ( 13 min )
    Why Minnesota is unlikely to meet its broadband expansion goals on time, despite influx of federal cash
    When calculating who has access to proper broadband, the federal government counts much slower internet speeds compared to Minnesota’s definition. As a result, the cash may be enough to hit federal goals for universal broadband, but not state ones.  ( 17 min )
    Who designed the Minnesota state flag?
    When the organizers of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago organized a contest for the best state flag, Minnesota’s Women’s Auxiliary Board of exhibition planners got to work.  ( 11 min )
    Gen Z entrepreneurs tackle youth mental health crisis with music therapy
    SoundMind app founders Brian Femminella and Travis Chen on how they’ve helped K-12 students combat pandemic-induced stress and anxiety by 46%.  ( 12 min )
    From Skylab to Gateway: 50 years of leapfrogging into space
    As we build more and more stations, the human inhabitation of our solar system will be within our grasp.  ( 11 min )
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    a journal of the conquest, war, famine, and death year
    Read Les chiens et la charrue (Le cycle de Syffe, tome 3 ) by Patrick K. Dewdney, which came out after a long hiatus (esp. when missing the parution in September 2021!). It thus proved hard to remember the complex structure of this universe, as well as the names of characters from the earlier volumes. […]  ( 7 min )
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    a journal of the conquest, war, famine, and death year
    Read Les chiens et la charrue (Le cycle de Syffe, tome 3 ) by Patrick K. Dewdney, which came out after a long hiatus (esp. when missing the parution in September 2021!). It thus proved hard to remember the complex structure of this universe, as well as the names of characters from the earlier volumes. […]  ( 7 min )
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    Do We Actually 'Hear' Silence?
    An experiment tests whether our ears hear silent intervals in the same way they hear music or noise
    U.S. Wildfires Threaten More People Than Ever
    About eight in 10 people in the highest-risk fire areas of the U.S. live in Western states, notably California. But other states such as Florida face threats, too
    A Simple Replication Agreement Could Improve Trust in Science
    A replicability crisis threatens computational science without shared code, data and methods from studies. A new replication agreement system can mitigate this crisis.
    I Survived a Weekend at Biosphere 2 Pretending to Be in Space
    At a stay in Biosphere 2, I went in skeptical but learned to understand why analog astronauts love what they do
    Just like People, Orangutans Get Smoker's Voice
    New research has discovered that wildfire smoke hurts these primates’ voice—and health.
    School's Out. Should You Worry about the 'Summer Slide'?
    Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned
    Even Lawyers Don't Understand Legalese, New Study Shows
    Lawyers and nonlawyers alike prefer contracts written in plain English
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    The Fly-In Restaurants on America's Airfields
    THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE JULY 8, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. A few years ago, as I was noodling around Google Maps, I spotted a tiny fork-and-knife symbol situated in the middle of what the map denoted as a small airfield. Perplexed, I tapped the icon, and it displayed rave reviews for a barbecue joint that had been left by locals, pilots, and planespotters. Many of the reviews included incredible pictures: not of the food, but of planes taking off and landing, snapped from inside the restaurant. There are lots of these airfield restaurants across the United States. I found this out when I went down an online rabbit hole and found sites such as Fly2Lunch and forums compiling lists of the best restaurants to visit near or…  ( 20 min )
    The 19th-Century Recipe That Created a Fish-Cookout Craze
    Gastro Obscura’s Summer Cookout columnist Paula Marcoux is a food historian and the author of Cooking With Fire: From Roasting on a Spit to Baking in a Tannur, Rediscovered Techniques and Recipes That Capture the Flavors of Wood-Fired Cooking. Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing recipes and stories from the luminous history of open-fire cooking. For centuries, the shad inhabited the American imagination at the intersection of bountiful lusciousness and democratic access. Untold millions of good-sized, richly-flavored fish would fan out to every estuary from Florida to Maine each spring, pushing from unknown winter quarters in the Atlantic all the way to the headwaters of rivers, large and small. Their progress delivered a boon of notably delicious protein to predators from the edg…  ( 28 min )
    Ioki Cave in Aki, Japan
    Blink and you might miss the entrance to this 40-meter-long cave, where you can spot fossilized shells embedded in walls. About 3 million years ago, the cave and steep canyon walls were carved out by ocean waves, although the green lushness that awaits at the end of the tunnel these days feels more like a scene out of Jurassic Park than an underwater seascape. The steep canyon walls create a valley full of hairpin turns that open up at the other end of the cave. They are completely covered with a thick layer of tropical ferns. The temperature here remains around 20 degrees Celsius all year, making it not only a cool escape from Kochi's balmy summers, but also the perfect spot for over 40 species of fern to thrive. The sheer quantity and diversity of the plant life were recognized as a National Natural Monument in 1915. The 30-minute walk along the little river that runs along the bottom of the canyon and over the rustic little bridge,  with sunbeams breaking through to illuminate the bright green, curly ferns, along with the total quiet, make the Ioki Cave feel like a sacred space, and are reminiscent of scenes from Ghibli movies. There are three waterfalls, with the largest tucked away at the end of the trail, the water collecting in a green-blue pool basin. Unlike many Japanese natural beauty spots, which are often depressingly paved with concrete to make walking paths, the adjustments here are minimal. Be sure to bring sturdy shoes (or borrow some rain boots from the nearby visitor's center) to protect your feet from the damp and the occasional snake.  ( 13 min )
    Point Bonita Lighthouse in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California
    The approach to the Golden Gate is one of the most hazardous sea routes in the world. It is narrow with swift currents, is flanked by numerous partly submerged rocks, and is often the site of dense fog. It furthermore is heavily trafficked. Even with today's navigational aids such as radio, GPS, and radar it can be perilous. In the days of sail and steam it was much more so, as shown by the occurrence of many shipwrecks. These dangers motivated the construction of this lighthouse on the north side of the passage in 1855. The original location proved to be too high, such that the light was often obscured by fog, and so the lighthouse was moved to its present site in 1877. The light was first fueled by whale oil, then by kerosene, and then by oil vapor. Since 1927, the light has been an electric incandescent lamp. Though all these changes, the original Fresnel lens, made in the 1850s, has remained in use. The lighthouse also included a foghorn and a building housing a steam boiler, built in 1903, still exists below the lighthouse proper, although it is usually closed to the public. The foghorn was basically a steam whistle like those on locomotives. A foghorn still exists, but it is now electric. The light was finally automated in 1981, the last on the United States west coast, and the lighthouse keeper's cottage was torn down. Although the light still actively operates under the management of the US Coast Guard, the rest of the structure is accessible as a historic site managed by the National Park Service, with scheduled open times when docents are available for talks and to take questions.  ( 14 min )
    Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill in Charlotte, North Carolina
    A farmer named Isaac Newton Alexander bought a large tract of land along Briar Creek in 1857. Shortly after, he built a two-story grist mill on the site and hired millers to operate the device. The mill processed corn and wheat for local farmers, and was one of the first in the area to process cottonseed, peanut, and castor bean oil. It was in operation until 1896 when the mill finally shut down operations due to the addition of larger, more efficient mills in the area.  Today, the ruins of the mill are visible along the Briar Creek greenway on the edge of the Myers Park High School campus. The ruins can be freely explored and the site includes an informational sign about the mill’s history.  ( 12 min )
    The Hundred and One Dalmatians Drinking Fountain in Sudbury, England
    Dodie Smith, the author of the beloved children's book 101 Dalmatians, lived near the Suffolk town of Sudbury for more than 60 years. She frequented the town for shopping and banking, and was a recognizable presence in the community. It may come as no surprise then that Sudbury features in her classic book. One notable scene from the story features the town’s St Peter's Church. The church, or more specifically, the water fountain outside it, serves as the spot where Pongo and Missis rested while searching for their lost puppies. "They had hoped they might meet some dog and hear if any news of the puppies had come at the Twilight Barking, but not so much as a cat was stirring. While they were drinking at the fountain, church clocks began to strike midnight.” Today, visitors can still see this fountain where the two dogs took their break, though water no longer flows. Additionally, for those with a keen eye, a red bollard adorned with the bronze likeness of Pongo can be spotted across the street. This bollard is just one of the 14 in Sudbury's Talbot Trail, each bollard depicting a unique character or event from the town's rich history.  ( 12 min )
    Bristol Well in Pioche, Nevada
    On visiting Bristol Well, visitors will be struck by what looks like terraces of obsidian near some of the ruins. The terraces are indeed made of black glass and look similar to obsidian, but they are decidedly not of natural origin. They are slag, the waste product from smelting metal from ore. A smelter was built at Bristol Well in the 1870s to process silver-lead ores from the Bristol Mine in the eponymous mountains about four miles east. The availability of water for processing, indicated by the "Well" in the name, was evidently a factor in this location.  A mill was built in 1880, and a new copper smelter was constructed around 1890, when the population may have been around 400. It didn't last however, the smelter was inactive by 1893, after which only small-scale activity took place. Bristol Well has been deserted since the early 20th century. Besides the slag terraces, a couple of partly unroofed stone buildings remain as well as the mill foundation. Of particular interest are three beehive kilns at the south edge of the site. These are ovens for making the charcoal used in the smelting. Their workmanship is not as good as many other preserved 19th-century kilns, and a couple have partly collapsed.  ( 13 min )
    This Fake Beach in the Canary Islands Is a Baby Shark Paradise
    This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Out in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 100 kilometers off the northwest coast of Africa, lies an archipelago known as the Canary Islands, created millions of years ago by intense volcanic activity. The biggest and most populated island, Tenerife, rises from the deep-ocean floor to a series of peaks, one of which is the third-largest volcano in the world. Tenerife’s interior highlands are a moonscape, while its coastline of lava rock and sheer cliffs is pounded by surf. In contrast to most of the island’s stark geology, north of the island’s capital, Santa Cruz, is a long crescent-shaped beach of soft yellow sand, with groves of palm t…  ( 26 min )
    Podcast: Gunnar Schonbeck Exhibit
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit Bennington College, where for years students snuck into a locked room for a glimpse of the strange and magical instruments created by professor Gunnar Schonbeck. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 15 min )
    Puzzle Monday: The Mystery of the Missing Runes
    Among our crosswords and other puzzles, we feature linguistic challenges from around the world from puzzle aficionado and writer Alex Bellos. A PDF of the puzzle, as well as the solution, can be downloaded below. The runic alphabet used by the people of northwest Europe for more than a thousand years contains two great mysteries. The first is its origin. Was this distinctive set of jagged symbols based on the Latin alphabet or some other ancient script? The second is a strange linguistic development, believed by experts to be unique in the history of world languages—and explored in the puzzle below. Runes were used to write Old Norse and Old English, languages of the Germanic people who lived in northwest Europe in the first millennium. Originally, there were 24 runes. But in the e…  ( 15 min )
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    How to Find Your Niche and Carve Your Writing Voice On Auto-Mode as a Newbie Writer with Other…
    The volume of your work will do the “finding” for you Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    Are You a Planner or a Pantser?
    Struggle less when you embrace a simple 3-step writing process Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    How To ‘Unstick’ Your Writing
    What to do when your narrative locomotive grinds to a halt. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 12 min )
    The Hays Code Made Censorship the Status Quo for American Writers
    The effects of government overreach still influence our modern literature Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 9 min )
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    White Flight from Asian Immigration: Evidence from California Public Schools
    Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the US but we know little about how Asian immigration has affected cities, neighborhoods and schools. This paper studies white flight from Asian arrivals in high-socioeconomic-status Californian school districts from 2000-2016 using initial settlement patterns and national immigrant flows to instrument for entry. We find that, as […] The post White Flight from Asian Immigration: Evidence from California Public Schools appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Steve Sailer. Business opportunity. 200 K buys a ... by The Game In reply to Larry Siegel. This is why the GPA as a measure of ... by EdR In reply to Indoor camping. Another bogus paper- how does ... by Antony T. In reply to Lee. Yes. People make countries. Bashar Assad ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to superdestroyer. Right. But Asians are now very ... by Steve Sailer Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Running Seminar My podcast with Jon Hartley Alexey summarizes the advice he hears me give people  ( 6 min )
    Monday assorted links
    1. Bhutanese leaving for Australia. 2. Uri Geller update, and Uri Geller as hoarder (NYT). 3. AI translates Akkadian tablets.  And the latest capabilities of GPT-4. 4. Guam (NYT, a very good piece). 5. Wemby up to 27 points for his second Summer League game. 6. Sri Lankan speculative fiction. The post Monday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Emily. I find the prospect of “automated ... by Skeptical American In reply to mkt42. Great use of “synecdoche”…I remember ... by Formerly K 2 the uri geller blah blah is gonna be bra-less monday's ezra ... by we are all straussians now In reply to Hazel Meade. I'm not so sure; that seems like ... by M In reply to steve. “Too bad Giannis doesnt play in a big ... by Formerly K Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    The Birth-Weight Pollution Paradox
    Maxim Massenkoff asks a very good question. If pollution reduces birth weight as much as the micro studies on pollution suggest, why aren’t birth weights very low in very polluted cities and countries? Figure 1, for example, shows birth weights in a variety of highly polluted world cities. The yellow dashed and blue lines show […] The post The Birth-Weight Pollution Paradox appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments for a good time get the dean o' diversity to gender-splain ... by snowboobs In reply to Rahul. Those decreases occurred over a long time ... by steve In reply to Anonymous. Obviously, it depends on what is meant ... by How many people spend eight hours a day in the gym? In reply to Marian Kechlibar. Correction: neonatal DEATHS, ... by Marian Kechlibar Interesting. Late Communist Czechoslovakia had extremely ... by Marian Kechlibar Plus 10 more... Related Stories Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs The Running Seminar  ( 8 min )
    Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad
    I am seeing some critical comments on my latest column, mostly from people who are not reading it through, or in some cases they are making basic mistakes in economics.  Let me start with part of my conclusion: I suspect that I could endorse a properly targeted version of congestion pricing for Manhattan, for instance, […] The post Why the NYC congestion pricing plan is bad appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Mike in VA. The DC transit system doesn't have ... by Fizz-Assist In reply to For bus travel (or any transit) to be “easier,” ... by giacomo In reply to steve. Crime increased everywhere with covid so ... by MikeP In reply to So Much For Subtlety. Yes, I've ridden the buses ... by In the U.S., buses in blue cities are almost uniformly unpleasant, and frequently unsafe In reply to giacomo. Which Blue cities refuse to make happen, ... by For bus travel (or any transit) to be "easier," it has to be safe and clean Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Birth-Weight Pollution Paradox Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs The Running Seminar  ( 10 min )
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    3 Questions: Honing robot perception and mapping
    Luca Carlone and Jonathan How of MIT LIDS discuss how future robots might perceive and interact with their environment.  ( 8 min )
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    We Tested 10 Loaf Pans by Baking Dozens of Loaves and Recommend Half Of Them
    We tested 10 loaf pans with three different bread recipes to see which ones browned evenly, baked tall and neat loaves, and were easy to clean.  ( 28 min )
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    The 10 Most Underrated Crime Movies of The 1970s
    The 1970s were a transformative decade for film, marked by innovative filmmakers and ground-breaking experiments. The decade is now widely celebrated for its significant contributions to the film-making craft, characterised by pushing boundaries in both storytelling and film-making techniques. Perhaps reflecting the cultural zeitgeist, the films became more thought provoking and socially conscious, with crime […]  ( 10 min )
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    Relative Langlands Duality
    For several years now, David Ben-Zvi, Yiannis Sakellaridis and Akshay Venkatesh have been working on a project involving a relative version of Langlands duality, which among many other things provides a perspective on L-functions and periods of automorphic forms inspired … Continue reading →  ( 6 min )
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    The vicious circle of corroboration or pseudo-confirmation in science and engineering
    Allan Cousins writes: I have recently been thinking about the way in which professionals come to accumulate “knowledge” over their careers and how that process utilizes (read: abuses) the notion of corroboration. I believe this might be of interest to … Continue reading →  ( 26 min )
    Here are the data from that cold showers study. So you haters can now do your own analyses!
    The other day we discussed some hype around the article, “Impact of cold exposure on life satisfaction and physical composition of soldiers,” published in the journal BMJ Military Health. According to a Stanford professor, podcast participant, and supplement salesman, “deliberate … Continue reading →  ( 12 min )
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    ‘Shocked and flabbergasted’: Journal updates duplicate article it had said was “sufficiently” different from original
    A journal for conference proceedings which published a duplicate article has updated the later version, after originally telling the researcher who noticed the duplication that the articles were different enough to warrant publishing both.   The article, titled “Production and storage of polarized H2, D2, and HD molecules,” was published twice in the journal Proceedings of … Continue reading ‘Shocked and flabbergasted’: Journal updates duplicate article it had said was “sufficiently” different from original  ( 10 min )
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    An Open Source Framework for Choice Based Conjoint Experiments in R workshop
    Join our workshop on An Open Source Framework for Choice Based Conjoint Experiments in R, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!  Here’s some more info:  Title:An Open Source Framework for Choice Based Conjoint Experiments in R Date: Thursday, August 10th, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris ... Continue reading: An Open Source Framework for Choice Based Conjoint Experiments in R workshop  ( 12 min )
    Testing functional specification in linear regression
    Another one from the series on “misspecified regression models” Continue reading: Testing functional specification in linear regression  ( 18 min )
    The “curse of the bye” revisited
    A while ago we looked at Geelong and the curse of the bye. And since the AFL media have outdone themselves this year with “curse of the bye” articles: see for example here, here, here and here, I decided to revisit the topic in more depth. If you like that ... Continue reading: The “curse of the bye” revisited  ( 8 min )
    Rhino 1.4.0 Update on CRAN: Streamlined Dependency Management and React Support
    We are pleased to announce that Rhino 1.4 is now available on CRAN! This update simplifies dependency management in your project, allows you to integrate React seamlessly into your app, and resolves some issues with {box} modules. Read on to learn more! Simplified Dependency Management Rhino relies on {renv} for managing ... Continue reading: Rhino 1.4.0 Update on CRAN: Streamlined Dependency Management and React Support  ( 11 min )
    Unveiling a New Era in Molecular Visualization: Introducing shiny.molstar for Large Molecular Structures Visualization in R
    The Importance of Molecular Visualization and Analysis in Drug Discovery Drug discovery is a process that allows scientists to identify novel drug candidates that could eventually be approved for the treatment of a disease. There is an interesting relationship between drug discovery and the visualization of large molecular structures, such ... Continue reading: Unveiling a New Era in Molecular Visualization: Introducing shiny.molstar for Large Molecular Structures Visualization in R  ( 18 min )
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    Recreating Creative Writing: Can ChatGPT Write a Short Story? (part 2 of almost certainly 3)
    It’s the end of Creative Writing as we know it. Unless it’s not. Last week I tried ChatGPT as a writing (rather than cheating) tool for the first time, inputting a single sentence and then various questions to see how it was at drafting fiction. Short answer: not great. Aside from a terrible idea-to-word ratio […]  ( 22 min )
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    Can In-Utero Exposure to Acetaminophen Cause Autism and ADHD?
    More than 100 families of children with autism and ADHD are suing companies that market acetaminophen, the pain reliever in Tylenol and an array of other medications. At the heart of the lawsuits is a debate over how to interpret acetaminophen studies. The answer has profound implications for public health.  ( 21 min )
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    A lupine crash blossom from the Netherlands
    Headline from NL Times (9 July 2023): "Sheep farmer injured after wolf attack in Wapse, ordered to be shot." Poor sheep farmer; our condolences to his family. Selected readings "Vocalizations of wolves and justices" (2/17/23) "Year of the ovicaprid" (2/15/15) "Crash blossoms" (8/6/09) [Thanks to Jonathan Silk]  ( 9 min )
    More savory Chinglish from Dunhuang
    More savory Chinglish from Dunhuang: lāo zhī qiāncéng dù 捞汁千层肚 "thousand-layered tripe scooped from broth" gàn bàn shùnfēng ěr 干拌顺风耳 "dry mixed clairaudient (pig) ears" N.B.:  When Chinese eat the ears of an animal, it's usually those of pigs.  To prettify the pigs' ears, they style them "clairaudient".  No mention of chili sauce in the Chinese. […]  ( 7 min )
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    The Door with Seven Locks, by Edgar Wallace
    A soon-to-retire Scotland Yard investigator, insulted when asked to investigate the theft of a library book, finds that it’s a case he can’t put down.  ( 2 min )
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    Klein Bottles without Holes, or How to Crochet Through
    After I crocheted Whitney Umbrellas, I got excited that I figured out how to crochet through an existing layer of fabric. I decided to use my skills to crochet “correct-er” Klein bottles. A Klein bottle is a cool mathematical surface with only one side, similar to the Möbius strip. Unlike the strip, the Klein bottle […]  ( 5 min )
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    ban on cluster bombs
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    How to Get Back to Writing After a Break
    And never losing that compassion Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Making Sense of When to Use a Comma Before “Since” in a Sentence
    And the many ways you can use “since” in your writing Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 10 min )
    Protect Your Writing Business in a World of AI
    Writers can’t ignore generative AI Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
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    Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs
    Certain tech bosses are notoriously temperamental – so much so that conflict-averse folks have been known to put in their notice while the execs are on leave. But some Japanese employees have taken this a step further – actually employing an agent to quit their job for them. The idea is to extricate themselves from […] The post Markets in everything those new (Japanese) service sector jobs appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Todd K. 😂 I love sarcasm! Well done! by EdR In reply to Justin Chang. Economies of scale. by Tom T. In reply to rayward. I once worked for a company that was ... by Dino the Isaurian Thank you rayward The prolific and insightful commentator ... by Atom In reply to alaska3636. When you answer a question such as to ... by Equestrian Plus 10 more... Related Stories Stephen King on inflation targets The Running Seminar My podcast with Jon Hartley  ( 6 min )
    Sunday assorted links
    1. Henry Oliver on Bleak House, one of the few serious candidates for greatest novel ever. 2. Human and dolphins video. 3. Arnold Kling links to consider. 4. Does cognitive proficiency predict skill with guns? 5. Cow compensation for the Maasai. 6. Jason Crawford looks at power-seeking and alignment issues. The post Sunday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Formerly K. Oh I don't literally remember all the ... by mkt42 In reply to sxb. Years go I watched a documentary about human ... by mkt42 In reply to mkt42. How many times have you seen that movie? ... by Formerly K “3. Arnold Kling links to consider.” 'Samuelson's ... by mkt42 In reply to Cancelled for wongthink. That was my immediate ... by mkt42 Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    The Running Seminar
    Olivier Blanchard on Stan Fisher: For a number of years, the informal thesis seminar was replaced by a running seminar, in which thesis students would run with Rudi and Stan around the Charles River. One of us would be asked to present his or her work while running. When the argument became too involved, Rudi […] The post The Running Seminar appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Formerly K. With a little prompting, I can ... by mkt42 In reply to Formerly K. It's a novel approach to ... by aaron In reply to blue jay. Just to clarify: the appropriate limit ... by blue jay In reply to Equestrian. Truthful lips endure forever, but a ... by Proverbs 12:19 In reply to Formerly K. I remember those guys, too. Enis was ... by Frank Wrench Plus 10 more... Related Stories My podcast with Jon Hartley Alexey summarizes the advice he hears me give people How will artificial intelligence affect real interest rates?  ( 6 min )
    Might AI boost gender diversity?
    In this paper, we use two field experiments to study how AI recruitment tools can impact gender diversity in the male-dominated technology sector, both overall and separately for labor supply and demand. We find that the use of AI in recruitment changes the gender distribution of potential hires, in some cases more than doubling the […] The post Might AI boost gender diversity? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to DeQuan. Is that because you want to put your STEM ... by Fake Bill In reply to Rich Berger. Yes masks and diversity are fetishes ... by Plenty o Fetish in the Sea In reply to malmesbury. DeQuan is not a man. he’s a boy. by Anonymously here In reply to Utter Bull. Why is it that everytime a man ... by malmesbury In reply to Bill. Anyone who follows the area knows that the ... by Gardner Cai Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    How is Portuguese drug decriminalization going?
    Is there fatigue with the experiment?: Portugal decriminalized all drug use, including marijuana, cocaine and heroin, in an experiment that inspired similar efforts elsewhere, but now police are blaming a spike in the number of people who use drugs for a rise in crime. In one neighborhood, state-issued paraphernalia — powder-blue syringe caps, packets of […] The post How is Portuguese drug decriminalization going? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to steve. So let's try this again: Which ... by Sure In reply to Floccina. Oh please. In 40 years we have gotten ... by Sure In reply to Old Programmer. Drug use is one of the stronger ... by Sure In reply to Sure. “Per capita US drug deaths have steadily ... by Floccina In reply to steve. So, Steve, drug treatment programs – ... by peri Plus 10 more... Related Stories The order of spousal names on tax returns Nigeria reform of the day (again) My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 7 min )
    Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism
    Just out, by my colleague Daniel B. Klein, I have not yet read it.  It is described as follows: Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism explores notions jural, political, and economic. The author does intellectual history as a way of theorizing—that is, to advance political theory, jural theory, moral theory, social theory, economic theory. The author treats […] The post Central Notions of Smithian Liberalism appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.        Related Stories *Germany in the World* What could be more self-recommending than this? Who first declared that God is dead?  ( 7 min )
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    The Book of Mark
    Mark Srednicki doesn’t look like a high priest. He’s a professor of physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); and you’ll sooner find him in khakis than in sacred vestments. Humor suits his round face better than channeling … Continue reading →  ( 11 min )
    Who Invented Monoidal Categories?
    Who invented monoidal categories? And who invented the *term* monoidal categories? Hint: not Mac Lane.  ( 8 min )
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    Would you allow a gun to be fired at your head contingent on a mere 16 consecutive misfires, whatever the other inconclusive evidence?
    Jonathan Falk writes: I just watched the 1947 movie Boomerang!, an early directorial effort by Elia Kazan. It tells the (apparently true) story of Homer Cummings, a DA who took it upon himself to argue for the nonprosecution of a … Continue reading →  ( 17 min )
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    fun.n.games 07-09-23
    Ironfish synth (github) 📌 “a creative software development platform for Rust...” select.pink (github) 📌 “A game of CSS selectors” Wordi “Guess the 6 words in the fewest tries.” s l o w  r o a d s “endless driving zen” PLINK! “Create epic music together with friends and strangers!”  ( 1 min )
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    New R Package For HTTP Headers Hashing
    HTTP Headers Hashing (HHHash) is a technique developed by Alexandre Dulaunoy to generate a fingerprint of an HTTP server based on the headers it returns. It employs one-way hashing to generate a hash value from the list of header keys returned by the server. The HHHash value is calculated by ... Continue reading: New R Package For HTTP Headers Hashing  ( 9 min )
    midfieldr v1.0.1
    Summary A qualitative overview of the midfieldr package and its application following its initial CRAN release. midfieldr provides tools and recommended methods for working with individual undergraduate student-level records (registrar’s ... Continue reading: midfieldr v1.0.1  ( 13 min )
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    Old Sinitic "rice", with an added note on "leopard"
    We've had extensive discussions about the Old Sinitic reconstruction of the Sinitic word for "wheat".  Although we've been circling around it for quite some time now, we haven't yet nailed it down securely, but we're close.  While we're still occupied with "wheat", Martin Schwartz sends in this terse, seemingly cryptic, but extremely interesting information about […]  ( 16 min )
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Jan
    Another comment on remark 6.6.30: As the ring k[x]/(x^2) is not reduced, this is maybe not a strong counterexample that the converse of 6.6.R does not hold.  ( 12 min )
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    Who Invented Monoidal Categories?
    Who invented monoidal categories? And who invented the *term* monoidal categories? Hint: not Mac Lane.  ( 8 min )

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    poem about a crow [Victoria Amelina, 1986-2023]
    Poem About a Crow In a barren springtime field Stands a woman dressed in black Crying her sisters’ names Like a bird in the empty sky She’ll cry them all out of herself The one that flew away too soon The one that had begged to die The one that couldn’t stop death The one […]  ( 6 min )
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    Correction
    In my book, Public Opinion, I wrote about the interpretation of historical survey data:   "Sometimes the absence of survey questions can be telling.  No survey organization seems to have asked about the internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War, or about reactions to the 1944 Supreme Court decision that found the internment to be constitutional, and this absence suggests that the policy was not regarded as particularly controversial at that time."  I had searched the Roper Center's iPoll database for questions, and may have checked the historical compilation published by the Gallup Poll in the 1970s.  But apparently I hadn't looked in Public Opinion, 1935-46 (by Hadley Cantril and Mildred Strunk), which attempted to collect the results for every survey question asked in …  ( 9 min )
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    5 Ways Procrastination Made Me a Better Writer
    The Art of Mastering Productive Laziness and Yielding Gold Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Netflix’s Multi-Million $ Deal for Roald Dahl’s Books
    When stories and characters are tools for corporate building Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 11 min )
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    Profinite Group Actions
    Three questions about actions of profinite groups.  ( 2 min )
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    Profinite Group Actions
    Three questions about actions of profinite groups.  ( 2 min )
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    Saturday assorted links
    1. Brian Potter on titanium. 2. Finland’s Åland Islands? 3. Las Vegas now has the world’s largest spherical structure? 4. IIT branch to open in Zanzibar. 5. Okie-Dokie. 6. A claim about Hoover, and a defense. The post Saturday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to bazza. Thanks! ... by Richard In reply to Justin Chang. The rumors about Dan Ariely are ... by EdR 6. Hoover used to work in Australia as a mine manager. But he ... by Crikey In reply to EdR. Corn poops my master b.s. artist, oh prior! by Equestrian In reply to PHinton. I’m sorry me getting vaccinated ... by Cancelled for wongthink Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Wemby
    He clearly is a special and multi-faceted talent, but I am worried.  Most of all, I am worried by his body shape, which reminds me of both Pervis Ellison and Shawn Bradley, with a height somewhere in between those two.  Players with that kind of physique typically have problems a) avoiding injuries, and b) avoiding […] The post Wemby appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to mkt42. I was gonna nitpick on the “Brooks is ... by Formerly K In reply to Torn. @Steve Olajuwon was like 6'10” at most. ... by Formerly K In reply to Formerly K. Agreed on Murray. Don’t think he is ... by Steve In reply to mkt42. I agree with everything you've said, but ... by Formerly K In reply to Alan Goldhammer. This is probably the best ... by Formerly K Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    My podcast with Jon Hartley
    Jon is a Ph.D. student at Stanford and also at Hoover.  We talked quite a bit about my career and history, schools of economic thought, and economics education, a very good chat, here is the podcast.  Here is Jon’s whole podcast series, with many good people.  Here is Jon on Twitter. The post My podcast with Jon Hartley appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Pretty interesting podcast episode, particularly for anyone ... by Blackthorne Tyler: At about 5:28, you said that you thought Reagan would ... by Justin Chang Listening to the podcast I was taken by how much of their world ... by rayward In reply to Ben Shoot. Could you kindly take your rage on ... by Chimela Caesar Related Stories Alexey summarizes the advice he hears me give people How will artificial intelligence affect real interest rates? Stephen King on inflation targets  ( 6 min )
    Regulating Transformative Technologies
    That is a very new paper by Daron Acemoglu and MIT grad student Todd Lensman, here is the abstract: Transformative technologies like generative artificial intelligence promise to accelerate productivity growth across many sectors, but they also present new risks from potential misuse. We develop a multi-sector technology adoption model to study the optimal regulation of […] The post Regulating Transformative Technologies appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to PHinton. One gets the impression that if Putin ... by Tom T. I was struck by this: “Equilibrium adoption is inefficient ... by Philo In reply to M. My point was that last year the US hated ... by PHinton In reply to For the Record. Yes, the weasel words get tighter ... by Phinton In reply to M. I took his comment as a straussian statement ... by Dino the Isaurian Plus 10 more... Related Stories Teaching GPT to send bitcoin payments Threads Questions that are rarely asked  ( 7 min )
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    Before reading this post, take a cold shower: A Stanford professor says it’s “great training for the mind”!
    Matt Bogard writes: I don’t have full access to this article to know the full details and can’t seem to access the data link but with n = 49 split into treatment and control groups for these outcomes (also making … Continue reading →  ( 22 min )
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    Weekend reads: NIH defunds Colombian monkey facility; Carlo Croce loses another court battle; ‘peer review is porous’
    Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300. There are now 41,000 retractions in our database — which powers retraction alerts in EndNote, LibKey, Papers, and Zotero. The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now contains 200 titles. And have you … Continue reading Weekend reads: NIH defunds Colombian monkey facility; Carlo Croce loses another court battle; ‘peer review is porous’  ( 7 min )
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    Somking
    Sign at Dunhuang, at the western end of the Gansu Corridor in northwestern China, where I did my doctoral research more than half a century ago (there were no signs like this in those days): The sign says: qǐng wù xīyān 请勿吸烟 "Please do not smoke" Easiest Chinglish I ever had to figure out. Selected readings *Chinese 'No […]  ( 7 min )
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    The Doyle spiral with R
    I translated to R the JavaScipt code for the Doyle spiral written by library(rootSolve) # for the function multiroot Continue reading: The Doyle spiral with R  ( 11 min )

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    Your Book Review: Secret Government
    Finalist #8 in the Book Review Contest
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    How to Make Your Content Entertaining Even if You Are Funny Like a Rock
    Everyone can captivate an audience. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    How to Reinvent Yourself as a Writer
    Whether you’re starting out or you’ve been at this for a while, there’s something here for you Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 12 min )
    The Lost Alphabet of 1960
    Language Flows. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
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    Teaching GPT to send bitcoin payments
    Artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT have learned how to send bitcoin payments. To put this in other words… Machines can pay other machines.pic.twitter.com/j9VtLxpJc8 — Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 (@DocumentingBTC) July 7, 2023 Via Whail. The post Teaching GPT to send bitcoin payments appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to (Anonymous) AI Company Founder w/ CS PhD. What ... by Ben Shot In reply to Jack. I wouldn't be so optimistic — sum ting is ... by Ben Shot It's interesting that they can pay each other, but useless ... by Jeff Curious about your take on Sutskever's comments on Doomsday AI. ... by Antony T. I am turning cartwheels! Why? Because the related compound ... by monetary economics is too complicated Plus 7 more... Related Stories Threads Questions that are rarely asked People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers  ( 6 min )
    Friday assorted links
    1. “But when Seema Ghulam Haider, 27, a married Pakistani Muslim, sneaked into India with her four children to be with Sachin Meena, 22, a Hindu man, their time together was brief.” (NYT) 2. John Coltrane in Italian. 3. “Many people with hoarding tendencies never face intervention.” 4. New Tablet podcast with Walter Russell Mead. […] The post Friday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to jayson. I think libertarians skew higher IQ and ... by alaska3636 In reply to Justin Chang. A lot of older and more ... by alaska3636 In reply to peri. Another sweet thing – more for the ... by peri In reply to JWatts. Does that mean we don’t have to pay for ... by California In reply to peri. This is the other problem–there is a ... by Formerly K Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Alexey summarizes the advice he hears me give people
    You can always do better. Don’t do a big project if the conversations you have w/ your future colleagues are not the most exciting ones you have. Prepare to live in times of change. What great people work on is overdetermined because it’s clear what the greatest thing to do is at any point in […] The post Alexey summarizes the advice he hears me give people appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Chimela Caesar. The solution to not accepting the ... by Professor In reply to Rebes. The deathbed is neither a good time nor a ... by Professor In reply to Rebes. Right, the author is not adequately ... by mkt42 In reply to Justin Chang. It sounds like a list from Guzey. ... by mkt42 In reply to Reason. Oh, we knew, we knew. I remember one ... by Faze Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman Markets in everything Alaska regulatory arbitrage edition, tribal qualifier added *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas  ( 6 min )
    How will artificial intelligence affect real interest rates?
    In standard models, a big dose of AI boosts productivity, which in turn boosts the return on capital, which then raises real interest rates. I am less convinced.  For one thing, I believe most of the gains from truly fundamental innovations are not captured by capital.  Was Gutenberg a billionaire?  The more fundamental the innovation, […] The post How will artificial intelligence affect real interest rates? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Some Guy. I am sorry but perhaps over this side ... by So Much For Subtlety “Overall, that blurring of nominal and real will make the ... by Scott Sumner In reply to anonprof. Yep. CalTech had classes on neural ... by Bill In reply to Reason. Fundamental innovation is not the same as ... by Umm In reply to Reason. The iPhone was transformational. It was ... by Tom Meadowcroft Plus 10 more... Related Stories Stephen King on inflation targets The new Austrian business cycle theory The rise of niche consumption  ( 7 min )
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    Is rural Minnesota’s population shrinking?
    Yes. Most rural Minnesota counties have declined in population since 2010, losing an average of nearly 4%, according to a 2021 Center for Rural Policy and Development report.  ( 6 min )
    Black, rural women at gravest risk from pregnancy miss out on maternal health aid
    The grant-funded initiative, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration, began rolling out four years ago and, so far, has budgeted nearly $32 million to provide access and care for thousands of mothers and babies nationwide — for instance, Hispanic women along the Rio Grande or Indigenous mothers in Minnesota.  ( 21 min )
    Immigrants are here to stay
    A question for the racist, xenophobic and anti-immigrant – what part of “immigrants are here to stay” don’t you understand?  ( 11 min )
    Did Minnesota’s tourism office produce a promotional video for Pride that included a topless dancer?
    Yes. Explore Minnesota collaborated with the Wanderful Wives, a travel vlogging duo, in 2022 to promote Pride and other activities in the area.  ( 6 min )
    Anthrax found in Kittson County cattle
    Plus: Reassessing 3M; Republican lawmakers get married on the 4th of July; two Minneapolis beaches closed due to E. Coli; new Prince singles released from the vault; and more.  ( 6 min )
    Error in tax bill would cost Minnesota taxpayers $352 million, but leaders vow to fix it in time
    A few sentences contained in the 380-page tax bill passed by the Legislature would mean higher tax bills for 76% of Minnesota taxpayers.  ( 14 min )
    Keeping the Stone Arch Bridge open should be mandatory for downtown Minneapolis, and other bridge observations
    Why close a car-free bridge when the crimes in question involve cars? Also, let's celebrate St. Paul's High Bridge while calling out that the Hennepin Avenue bridge is the Chrysler PT Cruiser of bridges.  ( 16 min )
    Did businesses receive more than $70,000 in PPP loan forgiveness on average?
    Yes. Eligible businesses received an average of $72,100 in PPP loan forgiveness, according to the latest government data.  ( 6 min )
    The pursuit of happiness: A new paradigm for Minnesota’s engagement and retention
    Retention, the holy grail of customer service, is more achievable with happy consumers (in this case Minnesota being the product). They don't just stick around; they become active participants in the growth and success of your organization.  ( 13 min )
    D.C. Memo: Bidenomics, ‘legacy’ admissions in Minnesota colleges and cocaine at the White House
    The dueling messaging over the economy is expected to intensify as the political support of American’s middle class in the presidential election is at stake.  ( 15 min )
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    Tottenham Hotspur Lamppost in London, England
    Tottenham Hotspur F.C. holds a place in the hearts of football fans worldwide. The prestigious football team competes in the Premier League, the highest echelon of English football. This has not always been the case however, and in 2023 the club restored a piece of its history that shines a light on Spurs’ humble beginnings. Legend has it that a group of schoolboys, Robert "Bobby" Buckle, Hamilton Casey, and John Anderson, huddled under a gaslit lamppost on Tottenham High Road one evening in 1882. Having played cricket at the Hotspurs Cricket Club, the boys, aged 13 and 14, pondered how to while away their time during the impending cricket off-season over winter. After some consideration, they decided that football would be the best solution. Their plans were soon put into action when Ca…  ( 13 min )
    Jenny Globe in Somerset, Pennsylvania
    When Jenny Products invented the steam cleaner in 1927, it was originally called the “Hypressure Vapor Spray Generator.” That name proved to be a bit of a mouthful, and was eventually shortened to “High Pressure Jenny.” As Jenny Products Company continued their successful business, they decided to celebrate.  In the late 1960s, the company erected this spinning fiberglass globe on a tall pole. Though shaped like a water tower, this is in fact a map of the earth which serves as an eye-catching advertisement for Jenny Products.  ( 12 min )
    White Pocket in Marble Canyon, Arizona
    White Pocket is a unique and visually stunning geological formation located in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in northern Arizona. It is situated within the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, a protected area known for its rugged beauty and remarkable rock formations. The closest developed town is Page, Arizona, about an hour east of the trailhead. White Pocket is characterized by its swirling and intricate patterns of white and red Navajo sandstone, which have been sculpted over millions of years by the forces of wind and water erosion. The result is a mesmerizing landscape that resembles a frozen wave or a surreal painting. The rock formations at White Pocket often feature delicate, contorted layers, creating an otherworldly and dreamlike atmosphere. Due to its remote location, White Pocket sees fewer visitors compared to other famous landmarks in Arizona like the Grand Canyon or Antelope Canyon. This relative seclusion adds to the appeal for those seeking a quieter and more intimate outdoor experience.  Photographers and nature enthusiasts are particularly drawn to White Pocket for its unique and photogenic landscapes. The intricate patterns, textures, and vibrant colors of the sandstone formations provide endless opportunities for creative compositions. It is also a popular destination for hikers and backpackers who enjoy exploring the wilderness and the surrounding area.  Access to White Pocket is challenging, as it is located in a remote and rugged area. The journey typically requires a four-wheel-drive vehicle and navigation skills, as the roads are unpaved and can be rough. Visitors are advised to come prepared with plenty of water, food, and fuel, as there are no facilities or services available. It is highly recommended that visitors plan their trip in advance and check the official website of the Bureau of Land Management for up-to-date information.  ( 13 min )
    The Little Village in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
    The love child of a couple named Dennis and Barbara, this little village is a special sight nestled neatly in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Located right off of PA 52, you can't miss it. The Little Village is complete with a diner, a school, a filling station, a crab shack, and more. According to Dennis, he's always expanding.  ( 12 min )
    Planeta Arganzuela Mural in Madrid, Spain
    Metro de Madrid, the underground transport service in the capital uses to pay homage in its subway stations to architectural or artistic landmarks of those places that due to their proximity, may be interesting for users or tourists who travel on this public transport. Hence, the inauguration of this new Metro Station in 2007 and the nearby planetarium justified this astronomical-inspired mural. The first thing that catches our attention is the ceramic huge disk of five meters in diameter that represents the Earth. Blue and green colors abound in it. There is a model composed of the streets of this Madrid neighborhood in which the green color represents the Tierno Galván Park where the planetarium is located and occupies a predominant position. The near motorway M-30 painted in blue re…  ( 14 min )
    Cenote Ka' Kutzal in Mérida, Mexico
    In the Mayan language, Ka' Kutzal, the name of this cenote, means "rebirth" or "back to life." An appropriate name considering its history. The only Costco store in the city of Mérida (as of early 2023) sits between what is known as the city's Industrial Zone and a residential neighborhood called Cordemex. Both of these are related to the past of the site, as a factory once stood here that manufactured fibers out of the henequén (sisal) plant, a mainstay of Yucatan's industry. The factory was owned by the Cordemex company, the world's largest sisal products manufacturer. When the factory was demolished and its floor removed, beneath a 15-centimeter layer of cement, a surprising find awaited and this natural sinkhole was rediscovered. Formed from the collapse of an underground cave, likely thousands of years ago, above a freshwater reservoir which was then exposed to the open, this cenote extends underwater in several directions into caverns and tunnels for tens of meters. The "Costco cenote," as the sinkhole is also known, had a garden built surrounding it in its small "island" in the middle of the asphalted parking lot. Considering that the Cordemex factory closed in 1991 and Costco's store wasn't opened until 2015, Ka' Kutzal's rediscovery has certainly made it worthy of the "returned to life" name.  ( 13 min )
    Kungstornen in Stockholm, Sweden
    Skyscrapers are so common nowadays that it is hard to imagine a time when they were new and trendy. But a century ago, this was very much the case. As a product of industrialization, these types of buildings became popular all over the world. As with all new things, there was skepticism and a pioneer was needed to help people get used to the idea. The Swedish architect Sven Wallander was such a man, introducing Europe to its first skyscraper.  While certainly a forward-thinking man, Wallander was by no means quick. Skyscrapers were an American invention, with the first one being built in Chicago in 1885, and many more following behind it. But the first kungtorn was not built until 1924. The second followed soon after, and was completed in 1925. The first tower is based on the older style of Manhattan skyscrapers in the early 1920s, many elements of which can be spotted in the design of the tower. In fact, Wallander made a study trip to the island to get inspiration for the first ever skyscraper in Europe.   The second tower was designed by Ivar Callmander, who went for a more Art Nouveau style. Both towers had 17 floors and stood 60 meters high, although Callmander added one meter to his tower to have the tallest skyscraper in Europe. The two towers became immediate icons for the city and drew many tourists. It was not long after this that skyscrapers started being built in the rest of the continent.  ( 13 min )
    Wonder Is Everywhere: The Mystery of Blood Falls, a Carrier Pigeon Comeback, and More from Around the Web
    Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. How a Secret Convoy Evacuated Ukraine’s Iconic Art by Benjamin Dodman, France24 The Byzantine icons that went on display this month at the Louvre in Paris were evacuated from one of Kyiv’s most prestigious art galleries, the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum, in mid-May under military guard, as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the country’s cultural artifacts from Russian attack. “They’re not just Ukrainian treasures or Byzantine heritage,” said a curator from the Khanenko Museum. “They are hugely important to world…  ( 20 min )
    Sea Cucumber Crime Is a Thing, and This Is Where It’s Happening
    The string of limestone islands slung between India and Sri Lanka was once a bridge built by Rama to retrieve his wife, held hostage on the island; or, it was crossed by Adam on his flight from Eden—depending on which epic you prefer. To the north, the shallows of the Palk Bay eventually become the Bay of Bengal. To the south, the Gulf of Mannar is the antechamber of the Indian Ocean. Formerly fertile fishing grounds, both bodies of water are now hotbeds of a relatively recent kind of marine-based misdeed: sea cucumber crime. Crimes Against Sea Cucumbers As this map from the German magazine Katapult indicates, the number of criminal incidents in both India and Sri Lanka involving sea cucumbers has increased from no more than eight in 2015 to no less than 58 in 2020. In other words: I…  ( 22 min )
    Walt Whitman's Birthplace in Huntington Station, New York
    Long before he wrote famous poems including "O Captain! My Captain!" and "Song of Myself,"  Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, in a farmhouse in Huntington, Long Island. The house was constructed by his father, who added several architectural quirks that distinguish it from others of its time—including a staircase built with every step of a different height and a penny embedded in the banister. Whitman, who was the second of nine children, lived here with his parents, older brother, and younger sister (grandma stayed over too on occasion) for the first four years of his life, before moving to Brooklyn in 1823. It was in his birthplace, where his family kept a farm, that he developed his love of nature and admiration for the virtues of day-to-day labor. After Whitman's family moved out, the house passed through various tenants—some of whom respected its storied origins more than others. In 1949, it was nearly sold for development before intervention from the newly founded Walt Whitman Birthplace Association, which ran a campaign across Long Island to buy the property. Nowadays, the birthplace is a museum managed by the Association and New York State. Visitors can get a tour of the place that birthed the father of free verse.  ( 13 min )
    The Best of Our Listeners' Magical Summer Memories
    For many of us, summer conjures a patchwork quilt of memories set against blue skies and a bright, sweltering sun. Perhaps you remember trekking as a kid through a real-world version of Jurassic Park, such as Kentucky’s Dinosaur World, or venturing to a remote observatory, like the famed Tatacoa Astronomia in Villavieja, Colombia. Or maybe you remember family RV trips through America’s national parks, or stumbling across a beach covered in sea glass in Hawai‘i. Whatever summer memories come to mind, one thing’s for sure—we all remember warm July days spent exploring the unknown. In these four episodes of the Atlas Obscura Podcast, host Dylan Thuras asked listeners to share their most magical summer memories. From becoming vegetarian after eating at a northern Michigan restaurant filled with taxidermied animals to walking from London to Rome following in the steps of a medieval archbishop, listen to some of the delightful stories listeners shared with us. Magical Summer Memories Vol. 1 Hear about encounters with wild bears in Michigan, filling water jugs at Mississippi’s fountain of youth, and one couple’s journey to a remote Bulgarian village to try Cherni Vit Green Cheese. Magical Summer Memories Vol. 2 Hear about one man’s trek from St Paul’s Cathedral in London to St Peter’s Cathedral in Rome, recreating the route of the 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, Sigeric. The 110-day journey followed the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage way that Sigeric traveled more than a thousand years ago. Magical Summer Memories Vol. 3 - The Cardiff Giant Hear a listener’s tale of a theological dispute that became a real moneymaker known to some as “Old Hoaxy.” It all started in October 1869 when workers discovered a gigantic, 10-foot-tall stone man dubbed the Cardiff Giant in New York State. Magical Summer Memories Vol. 4 - The Magic of Water In this final installment of summer stories, we tackle a topic that transcends the seasons—the captivating magic of water during travel.  ( 14 min )
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    A Tight Labor Market Could Quell Poverty, but Eligibility Rules Threaten Those Gains
    A tight labor market offers financial hope to many low-income workers but only if our government rethinks its hard limits for benefit programs
    A Neurologist Answers Questions Patients Might Have about the New Alzheimer's Drug Lecanemab
    What a patient and family members can expect from the recently approved drug lecanemab—and what more is needed to help stop Alzheimer’s dementia
    A Neurologist Answers Questions Patients Might Have about the New Alzheimer's Drug Lecanemab
    What a patient and family members can expect from the recently approved drug lecanemab—and what more is needed to help stop Alzheimer’s dementia
    How to Destroy 'Forever Chemicals'
    Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them
    CDC to Reduce Funding for States' Child Vaccination Programs
    States will get less funding for childhood vaccines, a move linked to the recent debt ceiling deal
    Supercomputer Will Help Decide whether to Block the Sun
    A new supercomputer is helping climate scientists determine whether injecting human-made, sun-blocking aerosols into the stratosphere would also alter thunderstorms and rainfall
    The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Is the Latest Effort to Erase Racism from Cultural Consciousness
    Along with the Stop WOKE Act and bills banning diversity efforts, the Supreme Court’s “affirmative action” decision is part of a larger effort to pretend racism doesn’t exist
    NASA's Europa Clipper Mission Carries Special Cargo: A Poem
    “If, by some chance, there’s another being out there that might connect to it, I wanted them to know that regardless of how it may seem sometimes, we love this Earth,” says poet Ada Limón about her poem
    Doctor AI Will See You Now
    ChatGPT and other AI programs can offer medical advice. But how good are they?
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Daniel Rostamloo
    Thank you, Ravi!  ( 12 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Jan Willing
    Dear Ravi, I love your book and hope to see it in print soon! Two small comments (if I am not mistaken): In Exercise 6.6.D the exact sequence is not necessarily left exact, i.e. multiplication by x is not injective. In Exercise 6.6.N the Noetherian hypothesis is not needed for the first assertion, i.e. that A_p non-reduced is equivalent to the p is in the support of the nilradical. It is only needed for the second assertion about the openness of the reduced locus.  ( 12 min )
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    10 Great Thriller Movies Recommended By Ari Aster
    With only three directorial efforts under his belt, Ari Aster has already established himself as a brand-name filmmaker with a strong authorial stamp and a cult following, having jolted new life into arthouse and genre cinema alike in recent years. Now, the mastermind behind “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” is once again on everyone’s lips following the […]  ( 8 min )
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    29 Brunch Recipes That Are Sure to Please
    Sweet, savory, and everything in between.  ( 16 min )
    We Made Dozens of Fresh Tortillas to Find The Best Tortilla Presses
    Using storebought and homemade nixtamalized masa, we put eight tortilla presses to the test to find ones that made perfect fresh tortillas easily and quickly.  ( 22 min )
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    Poor Dude’s Janky Bluesky Feed Reader CLI Via R & Python
    Lynn (of TITAA and general NLP wizardy fame) was gracious enough to lend me a Bluesky invite, so I could claim my handle on yet-another social media site. I’m still wary of it (as noted in one of this week’s Drops), but the AT protocol — whilst super (lacking ... Continue reading: Poor Dude’s Janky Bluesky Feed Reader CLI Via R & Python  ( 10 min )
    Illustration of Graphical Gaussian Process models to analyze highly multivariate spatial data
    Introduction Continue reading: Illustration of Graphical Gaussian Process models to analyze highly multivariate spatial data  ( 44 min )
    Array Languages: R vs APL
    I’ve been learning at least one new programming language a month through Continue reading: Array Languages: R vs APL  ( 31 min )
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    Not Made of Photons Either
    If you know a bit about quantum physics, you might have heard that everything is made out of particles. Mass comes from Higgs particles, gravity from graviton particles, and light and electricity and magnetism from photon particles. The particles are the “quanta”, the smallest possible units of stuff. This is not really how quantum physics […]  ( 12 min )
    Our Universe Is Brimming With Life. Artificial, To Be Sure
    One of the things that keeps me busy these days is the organization of a collective publication by a number of experts in artificial intelligence and top researchers in all areas of scientific investigation. I will tell you more of that project at another time, but today I wish to share with you the first draft of a short introduction I wrote for it. I am confident that it will withstand a number of revisions and additions, so by the time we will eventually publish our work, the text will be no doubt quite different from what you get to read here, which makes me comfortable about pre-publishing it. read more  ( 7 min )
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    Ptahhatp's proverbs
    From the Wall Street Journal ‘The Oldest Book in the World’ Review: Also Sprach Ptahhatp A set of maxims attributed to an adviser of an Egyptian pharaoh may be the world’s earliest surviving work of philosophy. By Dominic Green July 6, 2023 6:20 pm ET What have we?  Philosophy in the Age of the Pyramids?  […]  ( 11 min )
    The LLM-detection boom
    Joe Marshall, "As AI cheating booms, so does the industry detecting it: ‘We couldn’t keep up with demand’", The Guardian 7/5/2023: Since its release last November, ChatGPT has shaken the education world. The chatbot and other sophisticated AI tools are reportedly being used everywhere from college essays to high school art projects. A recent survey […]  ( 9 min )
    Boatswain
    This picture troubled me: (source) It seems that the person at the right side of the photograph is saluting with his left hand.  I wondered whether that is permissible in the armed forces? I asked Captain James Fanell, a retired high-ranking naval officer in the Pacific Fleet, how to explain the saluting behavior of this […]  ( 10 min )
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    Cheating in science, sports, journalism, business, and art: How do they differ?
    I just read “Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of Our World,” by Dan Davies. I think the author is the same Dan Davies who came up with the saying, “Good ideas do not need lots of … Continue reading →  ( 43 min )
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    User Sentimental eXperience The Wasted Life Collective Library of Colors Taylor Jadin Tildes 📌 Enjoy!  ( 1 min )
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    Publisher blacklists authors after preprint cites made-up studies
    Last month, a millipede expert in Denmark received an email notifying him that one of his publications had been mentioned in a new manuscript on Preprints.org. But when the researcher, Henrik Enghoff, downloaded the paper, he learned that it cited his work for something off-topic. Stranger still, the authors of the now-withdrawn preprint, a group … Continue reading Publisher blacklists authors after preprint cites made-up studies  ( 8 min )
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    Million Dollar Prize for Scholze and Stix
    At a news conference in Tokyo today there evidently were various announcements made about IUT, the most dramatic of which was a 140 million yen (roughly one million dollar) prize for a paper showing a flaw in the claimed proof … Continue reading →  ( 7 min )
    The Work of Robert Langlands
    This is more of an advertisement than a blog post. This evening on the arXiv James Arthur has posted a wonderful 204 page document explaining the work of Robert Langlands, written in conjunction with the award of the Abel Prize … Continue reading →  ( 6 min )
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    Book Review: A Medical David and Goliath Thriller
    Charles Barber’s “In the Blood” is the improbable tale of how a mechanical engineer working in his basement developed a means to stanch battleground bleeding by making blood clot in the right spot. The discovery pitted him against the U.S. Army, which was experimenting with its own innovative techniques.  ( 14 min )
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    Learning the language of molecules to predict their properties
    This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development.  ( 9 min )
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    Frankenstein Claim Permutations
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    Changing the world with Data: An outreach event
    Earlier this year, two data scientists from Jumping Rivers ran an outreach activity for 14-19 year olds across the UK, in collaboration with the youth charity Speakers for Schools. Continue reading: Changing the world with Data: An outreach event  ( 10 min )
    R Consortium Funded Project Extendr Provides Rust Extensions for R
    Andy Thomason, code performance consultant and lecturer at the University of London covering programming, physics and AI courses focused on game development, created an open source project to add Rust’s... Continue reading: R Consortium Funded Project Extendr Provides Rust Extensions for R  ( 14 min )
    Change in R Consortium Leadership – Thank you, Joseph Rickert!
    After serving as chair of the board for the R Consortium and being involved in multiple R Consortium committees both on the technical and community development sides, as well as... Continue reading: Change in R Consortium Leadership – Thank you, Joseph Rickert!  ( 8 min )
    Using Spatial Data with R Shiny workshop
    Join our workshop on Using Spatial Data with R Shiny, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!  Here’s some more info:  Title: Using Spatial Data with R Shiny Date: Thursday, August 3rd, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone) Speaker: Michael C. Rubin, is an Engineer, MIT Data ... Continue reading: Using Spatial Data with R Shiny workshop  ( 11 min )
    A Gentle Introduction to K-Means Clustering in R (Feat. Tidyclust)
    To be successful as a Data Scientist, you’re often put in positions where you need to find groups within your data. One key business use-case is finding clusters of customers that behave similarly. And that’s a powerful skill that I’m going to help you... Continue reading: A Gentle Introduction to K-Means Clustering in R (Feat. Tidyclust)  ( 19 min )
    An Easy Way to Customize Your Shiny App Theme
    A brief tutorial on the easiest - albeit limited - way to theme Shiny apps using CSS tags. Should be enough for most apps; also works if you need to make ad-hoc changes to a premade (e.g. corporate) theme used in your app. Continue reading: An Easy Way to Customize Your Shiny App Theme  ( 11 min )
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    Ask Me Anything Thread (7/2023)
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    Welcome to MCM 2025
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    Iglesia de la Merced in Panama City, Panama
    This stucco and stone exterior feels visually out of place with its colonial surroundings in Panama City's historic Casco Viejo neighborhood. The reason for this is that the church is actually from the much older city of Panama Viejo, and was transported from its ruins. Located 12 kilometers away from Panama's historic city center, Panama Viejo is the oldest city established by European settlers in North America, dating back to 1519. Panama Viejo was destroyed in 1671 during an attack led by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. The population elected to move to the peninsula—the site of the present-day Casco Viejo—to be better fortified from attack. La Iglesia de la Merced was built in the early 1600s by Franciscan monks. They transported the church brick-by-brick to the new location (until they ran out of funds) and completed the project with wood. The first mass was offered on the day of Panama City's inauguration in 1673. Unlike other colonial churches, the interior is upheld by a wooden ceiling and the mixture of surfaces is an architectural delight. Additionally, the site is known for its mosaic work, which lines the address along the sidewalk. This dates back to 1732. The church also boasts the statue of 13th-century saint Maria de la Cervello. After she had died, she would sail on the wings of the wind to rescue ships who were at risk of shipwreck.  ( 13 min )
    Jayne's Hill in West Hills, New York
    About a mile from Walt Whitman's birthplace is Jayne's Hill, located in West Hills County Park in West Hills, Long Island. Although Whitman only lived in the house where was he born for the first four years of his life, he frequently returned to the area, where his family had roots for more than a century. On his visits, he enjoyed wandering the grounds of what is now the park, climbing up to what is the highest peak on Long Island—at a whopping 400 feet in elevation. (Hey, nobody said Long Island was known for its hills.) Nowadays, the top is marked by a sturdy rock emblazoned with Whitman's poem, "Paumanok," the Algonquian name for Long Island. At its base, you can also usually find an assortment of smaller painted rocks left by fellow travelers on the trail.  ( 13 min )
    Pushcart Press in Sedgwick, Maine
    Literally in the middle of the woods, you come across this tiny bookstore just off a road that overlooks Acadia National Park. Contained in a tiny shack, you walk in to see shelves filled with books and simply leave your payment in a tin on the table. It was created by Bill Henderson, the founder of independent publisher Pushcart Press,  who dubbed the Sedgwick, Maine, outpost "the World's Smallest Bookstore."  ( 12 min )
    Galgbacken (Gallow Hill) in Stockholm, Sweden
    The death penalty is outlawed in most of the world these days, and has been for so long that many people can't remember the times when it was not. In Sweden, this was 1862. The gallow hill was the main punishment site of Stockholm, dating back to sometime in the 17th century. (Before that there was another site.) It is about an hour's walk away from the city center and back in the day death row prisoners would walk from their cells to the hill. Once there they would get a last drink at a local bar and then it would be time.  The gallows were disassembled after the death penalty was repealed but the site was never forgotten. It got renewed notoriety in the 1930s when the area was being developed for housing and skeletons were found in the area.  The site was then declared a national monument and marked off with some stones. Unfortunately, there is nothing else there to see apart from the sign pointing you to the history of the area.  ( 12 min )
    How the Pandemic Transformed Argentina’s Yerba Mate Traditions
    Years ago, in a bombed-out museum in La Plata, Argentina, I was offered yerba mate by a complete stranger. A winter chill whistled through the front wall left exposed by a tank, whilst a woman continued to warm water into her mate and offer it to those in the room. The hot burst of bitter liquid drew an invisible line connecting everyone in that gray, somber space. Mate is a caffeinated, tea-like infusion made from the dried leaves of the yerba mate plant. Often drunk hot, mate has an intense, earthy taste—think grass, smoke, and soil. The practice of drinking from a shared straw in ronda (in a circle) has been bringing people in Argentina together for centuries. First introduced to the Jesuits by the indigenous Guaraní people during the colonial period, mate has been part of Argentina…  ( 21 min )
    Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Gandantegchinlen, or Gandan as locals and visitors alike refer to it, was once one of the only permanent buildings in this city of tent-dwelling nomads. It served as the main Buddhist temple here until the communist era when religion was suppressed and most Buddhist temples in Mongolia were destroyed. The monastery was originally established in the early 19th century outside of Khüree (now known as  Ulaanbaatar). Its name translates as ”the great place of complete joy.” The monastery complex is made up of a number of shrines, temples, and assembly halls. Gandan was closed in 1939 during the anti-religious persecutions in Mongolia, and many of its buildings were razed. In 1944, the monastery was reopened, and for nearly 50 years it was the only active monastery in the country. Since the 1990s, Gandan has been rehabilitated in stature and reopened to worshippers. After much recent renovation, it is worth visiting to experience the current role of Buddhism in Mongolia. The addition of the Batsagaan Grand Assembly Hall adjacent to the main temple adds to the grandeur of the complex. Inside the main temple stands Avalokitesvara, the tallest indoor standing Buddha statue in the world at 26 meters (85 feet). Walk clockwise to see the hundreds of smaller statues that surround the temple interior.  ( 12 min )
    French Cemetery in Yorktown, Virginia
    You may have heard about the Normandy American Cemetery in France, where 9,388 U.S. soldiers are buried for their sacrifice to help liberate France. But in Virginia, at the battle site of the Siege of Yorktown (1781), there is a grave of some 50 French soldiers who lost their lives in that fight that resulted in the independence of the United States. Around 8,000 French soldiers joined the colonial soldiers fighting in Virginia, and along with 29 French warships, were able to lay siege to Cornwallis's British troops and force a victory. While the 50 French soldiers buried include those who fell during the siege attacks, this also includes many who died from malaria and other diseases.  ( 12 min )
    Beatles-Platz (Beatles Square) in Hamburg, Germany
    The Beatles is one of the biggest bands of all time and we are all familiar with their classic hits such as "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and "Can't Buy Me Love." Today, it's hard to imagine there was a time before the Fab Four were rich and famous. However, in 1960, the lads were still mediocre, unknown teen performers struggling to get gigs in their hometown of Liverpool. So when offered a residency at a small club in Hamburg's red light district, they decided to try their luck. Life for the mop tops in the German port city was wild and crazy, but far from glamorous. They slept in cramped, smelly storerooms and had to play for hours and hours on end for peanuts. The long and grueling sets gave the young Liverpudlians the experience and the professional skills they needed though. When returning home to England in 1962, the beginner musicians had transformed into accomplished soon-to-be pop stars—or as John Lennon once famously said: "I might have been born in Liverpool, but I grew up in Hamburg" Beatles-Platz opened in 2008 and celebrates the fact that Hamburg was the Fab Four's springboard to global stardom. The small square is shaped like a vinyl record with a diameter of 29 meters (95 feet). Famous Beatles song titles are engraved in the stonework and the place is adorned with life-sized, metal silhouettes (which almost look like giant cookie cutters) of the members. The plaza is located at the crossroads of the Reeperbahn boulevard and the Grosse Freiheit side street in Hamburg's seedy St. Pauli area—just a few steps from the venues where John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr once got their start.  ( 13 min )
    Meet the People Who Keep Vintage Rail Cars Rolling Across America
    Just after dawn, Amtrak’s Empire Builder passenger train pulls into the station at Whitefish, Montana, as it does every day on its cross-country journey from Seattle to Chicago. The train usually consists of two locomotives and a string of utilitarian passenger cars. But on this morning, two of the cars, directly behind the locomotives, disrupt that familiar conformity. Unlike the regular Amtrak cars, these ones look just like they did decades ago: One is polished stainless steel and the other a rich brown and orange with yellow stripes. The passenger cars, named “Blue Ridge Club” and “Pacific Home,” were built decades before the others, in an era when rail cars still got names instead of numbers. They are among a few dozen privately owned vintage cars that still ply the rails, offering …  ( 24 min )
    Cossack Historic Town in Cossack, Australia
    Situated in the heart of Australia's Pilbara region at the mouth of the Harding River is the small historic town of Cossack. This once-abandoned area is steeped in history and in recent years the town's buildings have been restored to allow visitors to step back in time. The history first started with the Ngarluma people, the local Aboriginal people who occupied the land for hunting and fishing for thousands of years. In 1863, a British-born Australian pioneer named Walter Padbury landed his ship, Tien Tsin, near Cossack. Over the next few eyars, many others followed to settle was the first port in northern West Australia. The area was initially used for pastoral farming which led to the development of infrastructure. Cossack was one of the key sites for the booming pearling industry across the region in the 1800s. Historic records indicate that in the early 1870s, there were up to 80 pear luggers operating in the region. This led to an influx of Japanese, Chinese, and Malay people who migrated to work in the arduous conditions of the industry. The following years saw many workers and ships involved in pearling move to Broome and alongside the decline of the gold rush, this led to the population of Cossack rapidly declining. In the 1940s, the last residents left, leaving the stone buildings to fall into a state of disrepair. In 2007, a decision was made to restore the buildings to their former glory, and the town is now a designated museum town. Visitors can walk around and venture inside the restored structures, including the bakehouse, the courthouse, and the historic post office.  ( 12 min )
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    Earn Monthly Bonuses By Publishing On Kindle Vella
    Vella bonuses are still a thing for new contributors Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    Unleash Your Inner Creator: How Daily Journaling Can Improve Your Health and Happiness
    Create your dream life simply by journaling Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    Your Self-Pubished Novel Needs Professional Help
    How to best leverage professionals to write and self-publish a novel readers will fall in love with Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 17 min )
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    MIT scientists build a system that can generate AI models for biology research
    BioAutoMATED, an open-source, automated machine-learning platform, aims to help democratize artificial intelligence for research labs.  ( 8 min )
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    Language as a (nonviolent) weapon
    From the movie "Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową" (How I Unleashed World War II): The initial Q&A: Your browser does not support the audio element. Q: Name und Vorname? A: Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz. Waveform, spectrogram, F0 track: Just the answer: Your browser does not support the audio element. "Birthplace" Q&A, at the end of the scene: […]  ( 7 min )
    Impressive speech in Taiwanese by Australian representative
    Over the last three years, I have seen first-hand Taiwan’s rich diversity and resilience and experienced the warmth, friendship, support and hospitality of the Taiwanese people. As I prepare to return to my hometown #Melbourne in the coming weeks, see my message in Taiwanese: pic.twitter.com/oSZ1hKp6Jx — Jenny Bloomfield (@AusOfficeTPE) July 4, 2023 With subtitles in […]  ( 7 min )
    Progress
    The next-most-recent xkcd: Mouseover title: "Slowly progressing from 'how do protons behave in relativistic collisions?' to 'what the heck are protons even doing when they're just sitting there?'" This progression accords with most of my professional experience — for one example, see my 2018 paper "Towards Progress in Theories of Language Sound Structure", in Brentari […]  ( 9 min )
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    Unagi No Tare (Unagi Sauce)
    If you want to go the extra mile and make unagi sauce at home, the process can be quite simple. In the spirit of a more “traditional” method, this recipe utilizes a base of dashi, which adds umami and depth to an otherwise heavy-handed sauce.  ( 13 min )
    Our Favorite Sous Vide Machine from Breville Is Compact and Powerful—And It's 20% Off for Prime Day
    It heats up quickly, runs quietly, and has a sleek, compact design that’s easy to use.  ( 12 min )
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    Small Banks Don’t Like High Rates
    Also rates traders, Celsius investigations, Tom Brady’s interest in crypto and streaming slot machines.  ( 2 min )
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    Thursday assorted links
    1. A critical history of the AI safety movement. 2. Richard Hanania on class-based affirmative action. 3. James J. Lee comment on the new Greg Clark results. 4. Emily Wilson on different Iliad translations, and her new one (NYT). 5. What happened to the global corporate tax rate deal? 6. People who make money running […] The post Thursday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Justin Chang. Raise $4 billion in endowment funds ... by Cancelled for wongthink In reply to Harvey Bungus. Here's a concept: Our elites ... by Hazel Meade In reply to Guled. Aren't you getting him mixed up with Steve ... by Hazel Meade In reply to Tom Meadowcroft. “Does less well than a ... by Hazel Meade In reply to Hazel Meade. Also define “failure”. There's a ... by Hazel Meade Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Stephen King on inflation targets
    Inflation targets are not supposed to be mere fair weather friends. They serve at all times to reduce arbitrary and undemocratic redistributions of income and wealth and stealthy forms of “hidden” taxation, all of which monarchs, despots, autocrats and, yes, democratically elected governments have, via the printing press, exploited. While there’s nothing wrong with debating […] The post Stephen King on inflation targets appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments How much of this talk about revisiting the target is based upon ... by Reason In reply to asdf. Totally agree. Not indexing basis prices is ... by Reason Inflation is below target in China and cooling rapidly in most ... by Benjamin Cole the Tin-Foil Hat Economist In reply to Rahul. Because gold is a commodity, and ... by Heedless In reply to rayward. this comment reminds me of the first ... by Neurotic Plus 10 more... Related Stories Canada is Poaching US Talent! Los Alamos From Below The new Austrian business cycle theory  ( 6 min )
    Louisiana federal judge says “hands off”
    One day after a Louisiana federal judge set limits on the Biden administration’s communications with tech firms, the State Department canceled its regular meeting Wednesday with Facebook officials to discuss 2024 election preparations and hacking threats, according to a person at the company. The move came hours before Biden’s Department of Justice filed a notice that it […] The post Louisiana federal judge says “hands off” appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to JWatts. As a litigator would say, Assumes facts ... by Bill In reply to Tom T.. And the Germans once killed the Jews. ... by Bill In reply to Moral Panic. No one is pursuing anybody. Wake ... by Bill In reply to MT. Not really much gymnastics to be done … ... by MikeP In reply to notRover. The BBC identifies itself as the ... by Bill Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    *Regime Change*
    That is the new Patrick J. Deneen book, with the subtitle Toward a Postliberal Future.  I would say that reading and trying to review this book most of all raises the question of what a review is for.  As you might expect from Deneen, the book is well-written and comes across as highly intelligent.  The […] The post *Regime Change* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Deneen is clearly a very smart guy. But he's letting all the ... by steve In reply to Phinton. We are not fighting a war in Ukraine. ... by Technical note The invocation of Bryan Caplan to attack Patrick Deneen seems ... by guizot In reply to Jsb (Andreas). I think the Ukraine war will end ... by Phinton In reply to peri. Sounds pretty libertarian to me. Remove ... by Andao Plus 10 more...  ( 8 min )
    Threads, from Meta
    So what do you all think?  My Instagram account is tylercowenfairfax, with a photo of Spinoza the dog as my icon.  Is that the information you need to follow me on Threads? Addendum: Don’t forget the fediverse! The post Threads, from Meta appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Switch to Threads if you prefer Zuck's more censorship-friendly ... by chrisare I don't know what it takes to create or run a social media ... by Jack In reply to Crusader. “as well as the question of do we ... by S. Byerley In reply to Himself. “In other words Elon turned it into a ... by S. Byerley ,The Fediverse. by Anti-Gnostic Plus 10 more... Related Stories Questions that are rarely asked People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 6 min )
    Threads
    So what do you all think?  My Instagram account is tylercowenfairfax, with a photo of Spinoza the dog as my icon.  Is that the information you need to follow me on Threads? The post Threads appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments i'd also need to know what the hell threads is by HM Related Stories Questions that are rarely asked People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 6 min )
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    Chaska business facing heat for planned drag queen story time
    Plus: Twin Cities metro growing more diverse; UnitedHealthcare offering telehealth at no cost; Grand Marais land tied to FLDS' Warren Jeffs up for sale; and more.  ( 7 min )
    Dermatology pioneer Dr. Charles Crutchfield remembered as caring, nurturing mentor and provider
    “You could tell that every patient he came into the room with, they knew him. Even though he was seeing 80-plus patients a day, he knew the context of the life that he was treating just by being their dermatologist.”  ( 14 min )
    If downtown Minneapolis is dead, why is it getting a new community news outlet?
    Coupled with all the high-rise construction the past decade in Downtown East and up and down Washington Avenue, Charlie Rybak envisions a growing readership for Downtown Voices.  ( 18 min )
    Did the Minneapolis City Council pass a resolution honoring drag as a form of free speech?
    Yes. The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a resolution officially recognizing drag performances and cultures as a form of free speech.  ( 7 min )
    Have some sitting US Supreme Court justices been subject to assassination plots?
    Yes. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Sonia Sotomayor have been the subjects of assassination plots.  ( 7 min )
    More states legalize sales of unpasteurized milk, despite public health warnings
    Public health authorities and major dairy industry groups oppose the practice, saying such milk can be tainted with dangerous bacteria, including E. coli, salmonella, and listeria.  ( 22 min )
    Weekend Picks: Poetry at the Walker, skiing across the Mississippi, and something for the book lovers
    Plus: channeling Tina Turner in Dakota show; honoring the life and work of the late Jim Denomie; and music at 7th Street Entry.  ( 14 min )
    Can the state control nitrates in Minnesota waters?
    The state's health standard for nitrates in drinking water is 10 mg/L. Many wells exceed this level, but the state does not test nor does it oversee water quality of private drinking water wells.  ( 12 min )
    Wisconsin governor extends annual increases for public schools through 2425
    Plus: Golden Valley's former interim police chief sues the city; spruce budworms in Cook County lay waste to hundreds of thousands of acres of balsam fir trees; fire from fireworks damages boats and part of the dock on Lake Minnetonka; and more.  ( 8 min )
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    U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Is 'Coming to Life'
    The Biden administration has approved a third big offshore wind project, this one near the Atlantic City gambling hub, expanding power capacity and jobs
    Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly
    Summer heat is increasingly breaking records as the climate warms. As we describe in our roundup, heat can be deadly. Make sure that you take extra precautions to stay cool
    We Need to Widen the 'Habitable Zones' Seen around Alien Stars
    When looking for life in space, we should broaden our horizons
    The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decision Harms Science, Education and Health
    The Supreme Court’s actions on affirmative action are a setback to justice and equality in the U.S.
    How Smart Were Dinosaurs? New Studies Fuel the Debate
    Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence
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    “The Role of Doubt in Conceiving Research.” The capacity to be upset, to recognize anomalies for what they are, and to track them down and figure out what in our understanding is lacking:
    Stanley Presser sends along this article, “The Role of Doubt in Conceiving Research.” Presser has taught for many years at the University of Maryland but not when I was a student there, also he teaches sociology and I’ve never taken … Continue reading →  ( 15 min )
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    How Can Telescopes Look Back in Time?
    [A post for all readers.] NASA describes the space-based Webb telescope, the next step beyond the Hubble space telescope, as “a powerful time machine with infrared vision that is peering back over 13.5 billion years to see the first stars and galaxies forming out of the darkness of the early universe.“ Well, how does that ... Read more
    Agent-Based Models (Part 1)
    Can we get a handle on agent-based models using ideas from category theory?  ( 4 min )
    Agent-Based Models (Part 1)
    I’m working with Nate Osgood and other folks to develop better modeling tools for epidemiologists. Right now we’re trying to develop a category-based framework for agent-based models. It’s a bit tough since many different techniques are used in such models, without yet an overarching discipline—Nate likened it to the ‘wild West’. I have a lot […]  ( 9 min )
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    Agent-Based Models (Part 1)
    Can we get a handle on agent-based models using ideas from category theory?  ( 4 min )
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    Agent-Based Models (Part 1)
    I’m working with Nate Osgood and other folks to develop better modeling tools for epidemiologists. Right now we’re trying to develop a category-based framework for agent-based models. It’s a bit tough since many different techniques are used in such models, without yet an overarching discipline—Nate likened it to the ‘wild West’. I have a lot […]  ( 9 min )
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    The Covid Pandemic Was Devastating. But Was it Trauma?
    The dislocation and destruction wrought by the pandemic have touched the lives of people everywhere. The years of isolation, fear, uncertainty, and pain have changed us. But is this trauma? Although researchers have worked to define the term for more than a century, science offers no definitive answers.  ( 15 min )
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    Cleopatra, by H. Rider Haggard
    An Egyptian patriot relates the tale of the fall of Cleopatra.  ( 2 min )

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    Free E-Book Version of “Made in America”
    The University of Chicago Press has declared Made in America the free e-book for July, 2023. Here is the link:  https://press.uchicago.edu/books/freeEbook.html  — good, I guess, through July 31.  ( 11 min )
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    AI without human oversight
    Despite the panic over AI we're seeing in many sectors of society, including academia, the juggernaut rolls on, seeming set to crush everything in its way: "EU gives more power to AI translation machines" The European Commission has launched a pilot project to translate some press releases without any human oversight. POLITICO (6/15/23) First paragraphs: […]  ( 8 min )
    Alan Turing's revenge?
    Ilia Shumailov et al., "The Curse of Recursion: Training on Generated Data Makes Models Forget", 5/31/2023: What will happen to GPT-{n} once LLMs contribute much of the language found online? We find that use of model-generated content in training causes irreversible defects in the resulting models, where tails of the original content distribution disappear. We […]  ( 10 min )
    It's impossible to detect LLM-created text
    Last year, I expressed considerable skepticism about the prospects for accurate detection of text generated by Large Language Models ("Detecting LLM-created essays?", 12/20/2022). Since then, many new systems claiming to detect LLM outputs have emerged, notably Turnitin's "AI writing detector". In a recent post on AI Weirdness ("Don't use AI detectors for anything important", 6/30/2023), […]  ( 8 min )
    My garden path of the day
    "Alligator Kills 69-Year-Old Woman in South Carolina", NYT 7/4/2023: A 69-year-old woman was attacked and killed by an alligator on Tuesday as she was walking her dog in her neighborhood in Hilton Head Island, S.C., the authorities said. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said it was the second fatal alligator attack in the county in […]  ( 8 min )
    "Communism" in Korean
    As I have demonstrated here, communism is still very much a thing in North Korea, and apparently under the leadership of Kim Jung Un increasingly more so. Now, the word for "communism" in the Korean of South Korea is gongsanjuui 공산주의 (共産主義), which simply adopts the Chinese gòngchǎn zhǔyì 共産主義. Since that usage goes against […]  ( 11 min )
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    IMS Carver Award 2023
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    IMS Carver Award 2023
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    Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Cemetery in Miami, Florida
    This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain. The Caballero Rivero Woodlawn Cemetery in Miami holds a who’s who of Miami royalty, like the Merricks and the Brickells, founders of Coral Gables and the University of Miami, and creators of Brickell Avenue, respectively.    Also lying beneath the cemetery’s manicured lawns and blindingly white mausoleums is a less expected group of notables, Latin American presidents. Geraldo Machado was president of Cuba from 1925 to 1933. During his administration most of Havana’s signature spectacular structures were built; the Hotel Nacional, Centro Asturiano, and the Bacardi Building. The victim of a coup during his second …  ( 14 min )
    Ludolph van Ceulen Memorial in Leiden, Netherlands
    Pi is an irrational number with an infinite amount of decimals. While 3.14 is good enough for high school students and most engineers often use 4.0 just to be sure, there are actually a lot of uses for the rest of the decimals, primarily in cryptography. These days we know pi down to tens of trillions of decimals, but not too long ago calculating a few dozen could literally take a lifetime.  Many people in history spent years of their lives calculating a few decimals of pi, using a method where a circle can be approximated by a many-sided polygon that can have millions of sides, becoming closer to closer to a circle. The last person to use this method is the 16th-century mathematician Ludulph van Ceulen who spent 25 years working on the problem, coming up with a polygon that had 0.5 billion sides and calculating its circumference to calculate pi to within 20 decimals and later expanding to 35. This number was considered his life's work and gave him great renown, especially because this level of detail was more than enough for any practical use. The number is also dubbed the Ludolphine number in his honor. 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 Not long after this, in 1666, Isaac Newton found a new method of calculating pi that can be done in arbitrary precision, making the old method that Van Ceulen used obsolete. Fortunately, he did not live to see this. After his death in 1610, this number was placed on his grave in the Pieterskerk in Leiden. The gravestone was lost over the years but restored in 2000. The monument can still be seen today, bearing the following roughly translated text: "Here lies buried Mr. Ludolph van Ceulen, professor in mathematics. Born on the 28th of January 1540, died on the 31st of December 1610. During his life, with lots of effort, he found that with a diameter of 1, the circumference is between 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288 and 3.14159265358979323846264338327950289"  ( 13 min )
    Tanglin Hill Brunei Hostel in Singapore
    The Tanglin Brunei Hostel or Asrama Kerajaan Brunei di Singapura (AKBS), although largely unknown even to most locals, has a rich history as a residence for Bruneian students studying in Singapore. The hostel, now in a dilapidated state, was built in 1958 to accommodate the increasing number of students from Brunei that were sent for schooling abroad. This was common in the 1950s as Brunei was facing economic struggles and difficulties in setting up its own former education system. Initially, only students from the Islamic stream were sent to Singapore, but later, English and Malay stream students also joined.  The hostel provided facilities such as meals, laundry, textbooks, and allowances for the students it housed, making their lives convenient during their life abroad. For many, it w…  ( 13 min )
    How Milwaukee Is Celebrating the Typewriter’s Long, Local History
    The Milwaukee folk punk band Nineteen Thirteen has showcased the talents of various musicians over the years, from cellist Janet Schiff to drummer Victor DeLorenzo, a founding member of the chart-topping, Milwaukee-based Violent Femmes. Recently, though, the band featured a guest musician playing a lesser-known instrument—the typewriter. “This was my first time playing the typewriter as a musical instrument, but hopefully not the last,” says poet Monica Thomas, who provided backup to Renee Bebeau’s percussion while typing a local news story on a vintage Remington, made in—you guessed it—1913. “I heard there’s a group in Madison organizing a typewriter orchestra, so there’s hope for next year.” If you’ve never heard of a typewriter orchestra, that’s probably just the tip of the substant…  ( 26 min )
    Sofi Hamid in Qobustan, Azerbaijan
    Camels, samovars, sewing machines, prayer beads, guns, cars, snakes, camels and fruits. What do these have in common? Fifty kilometers from Baku, hidden from the public eye, lies a mysterious place called Sofi Hamid. And this is the place where you will see all kinds of images from nature and daily life. If you would land there by helicopter, you would wonder: who was buried here? What do those symbols, images, and bright colors mean? Adding to this confusion, you would soon discover that the writings on the graves are in Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic scripts.  That's why Sofi Hamid Cemetery will tell you more about the history of Azerbaijan than any museum or history book. Functioning as a cemetery since the 18th century, the stylistic approach and writings on the graves will narrate the …  ( 13 min )
    Gargoyle Fountain in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
    A fascinating piece of gothic artwork sits just feet off the road in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. This functional fountain was originally specifically for horses to drink from. The more interesting and gothic feature of the fountain is that the spout is coming out of a gargoyle’s mouth. Spring water running off the hillside flows by gravity through the gargoyle’s mouth and is used to refresh many horses that took the time to stop and take a drink. Standing outside of what is now the Black Rock Brewpub, the gargoyle fountain still watches as many people pass by in automobiles. Standing at nine feet tall, this work of art was restored by the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority in memory of local educator Howard S. Fernsler, according to the base of the fountain. The fountain was restored in 2020, but does not appear to be working at the moment.  ( 12 min )
    University Tunnel in Pune, India
    The main building of the University of Pune (now Savitribai Phule Pune University) used to be, once upon a time, the monsoon residence of the Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) during the British era. Due to the weather conditions, Mumbai used to be the winter residence, Pune was the monsoon residence and Mahabaleshwar was the summer residence. The Governor, while shifting from Mumbai to Pune for the monsoon, used to bring along the entire entourage which consisted of staff, furniture, utensils, food, and other paraphernalia.  A short distance away from the main building (which was the Governor’s Bungalow), was the kitchen. Today, the building where the kitchen used to be, is called Potdar Sankul.  From the kitchen to the main building, there exists an underground tunnel. This 300-foot-long tunnel was used by the staff and servants to transport food from the kitchen to the dining room in the main building. Along the length of the tunnel run pipes for hot water and cold water. At the end of the tunnel is a wooden staircase that goes up into the main building. At the base of the stairs is a pantry, where expensive cutlery was kept. Next to the pantry, under the stairs, is a room where the butler used to sleep. Along the tunnel’s ceiling, at regular intervals, are openings for ventilation.  The main building was built between 1864 to 1871 and the tunnel was built during the same period. The tunnel was nonoperational for many years. Recently, it has been refurbished, whitewashed, and lit with retro-style lightbulbs.  The tunnel is accessible to the public by means of a guided heritage walk conducted by the university authorities.  ( 13 min )
    BC Binning's Mosaic Mural in Vancouver, British Columbia
    In 1958, the artist B.C. Binning was commissioned by the Imperial Bank of Commerce to create a tile mosaic mural for the lobby of a new office tower on the corner of Granville and Dunsmuir in Vancouver. The lobby has now been incorporated into a modern drug store, but thankfully the mural was saved. Take the stairs to the second floor of the store and you will come face to face with a spectacular tile mosaic that portrays Vancouver's booming resource economy at the time. Binning was one of Canada's foremost modern artists and architectural innovators. His brightly-colored, semi-abstract paintings and sculptures were influenced by artists like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. This mosaic mural is made up of more than 200,000 pieces of Venetian glass, covering an enormous wall. Eve Lazarus, author of Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History,  provides an excellent overview of the history of the mural and a visual key to help interpret the different sections.  ( 12 min )
    Yellow Dog Village in Worthington, Pennsylvania
    In the early 1910s, the Pittsburgh Limestone Company built its workers homes in lieu of creating a union. Since they took the deal, they were labeled as "Yellow Dogs" by pro-union workers. Rather than chafe at the idea, the workers decided to adopt the name and called the town Yellow Dog Village. When the mine shut down in the early 1950s, many workers left to find work elsewhere, but many people stayed as the mine was repurposed into the world's largest mushroom mine. The town remained habited until the early 2000s when people started to get sick. In 2012, the residents were forced to leave when E. coli was found in the drinking water. It remained abandoned for a few years until a history teacher bought the property with plans of renovating the town into a living history museum. Unfortunately, those plans never came to fruition and the town was repurchased in mid-2022. Today, while the village remains semi-abandoned, the new owners allow tours and host open houses for a small fee. They plan on renovating a few of the houses for overnight purposes, and are allowing guests to revisit the history of this special place so many once called home.  ( 12 min )
    Ballandean Dinosaur in Ballandean, Australia
    It’s in Australia and it’s by the side of the road, yes another of Australia’s Big Things. Nothing to do with the village it’s situated in, the rural hill country road inland between Sydney and Brisbane on the New England Highway, named for the British mother country rather than the U.S. version. This old dinosaur was built in 1998 for a local fruit festival to draw in the punters, but was kept after and erected outside the railway station. It’s now one of the tick off on your bucket list of things to do on an Australian road trip.  ( 12 min )
    Spot the ISS and Other Satellites in Our Busy Night Skies
    Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. Sitting outside late at night, even after most people are asleep, provides a sense of togetherness like few other things I know. I have never been lonely in the darkness or afraid of the night; I have loved the stars too fondly, as the poem says. Each twinkling star is a sun setting on some distant planet. Each planet is a world unto itself. Each nebula is a nursery for stars—or their graveyard. And sometimes, among all of it, we can catch a glimp…  ( 19 min )
    Great Dismal Swamp in Suffolk, Virginia
    The history of this remote and uncrowded place is fascinating. The land knowns as the Great Dismal Swamp covers more than 2,000 square miles over parts of Virginia and North Carolina. It's the last remaining piece of a larger landscape that once spread across more than 1 million acres. It's home to large swaths of important plant and animal habitats. It's a National Wildlife Refuge, it's a North Carolina State Park, and it was part of the route for the Underground Railroad. Prior to the American Civil War, thousands of people who had escaped slavery made the Great Dismal Swamp their hidden fortress of freedom. Known as "maroons," these freedom seekers made the swamp their home, if they weren't passing through to the northern states. Many of the maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp were enslaved people of African descent, but also among them were many Native Americans seeking escape from colonial expansion into their land. Some lived there for over 30 years, free from oppression.  ( 13 min )
    Kubur Kassim Cemetery in Singapore
    Kubur Kassim graveyard dates back to the early 19th century and has served as a burial ground for generations of Muslims in Singapore. The cemetery has witnessed the interment of individuals from various backgrounds, including early settlers, pioneers, and notable figures from the Muslim community. The graveyard is a serene and solemn place, marked by rows of simple gravestones adorned with traditional Islamic inscriptions. The vegetation is also very flourishing and wild there, with big trees all around. However, it is worth noting that the Kubur Kassim Cemetery also carries intriguing legends and superstitions that have captured the imagination of many. Situated in the neighborhood of Siglap, which translates to "dark one" in Malay, the cemetery has acquired a reputation for mysterious occurrences. It is said that the area earned its name after a peculiar eclipse event that took place in 1821. These tales have contributed to the cemetery's allure and the prevalence of ghost stories and urban legends associated with it. Legends persist of supernatural beings haunting the grounds, such as the Pocong and Pontianak. The cemetery's mystical ambiance supposedly even inspired the 1957 Malay film Pontianak, with some scenes shot in nearby areas. What makes the Kubur Kassim Cemetery even more intriguing are the tales surrounding the Orang Bunian, mythological humanoid beings believed to dwell hidden from human sight. According to local lore, dedicated tombs honoring the Orang Bunian are said to exist within the cemetery, awaiting those with a keen eye and patient exploration. These legends and stories add an extra layer of fascination to the historical and cultural significance of the Kubur Kassim graveyard. It continues to be a site where the past converges with myth, capturing the imagination and curiosity of those who venture into its hallowed grounds.  ( 12 min )
    Gregory Natural Bridge in Lake Powell, Utah
    Gregory Natural Bridge is a natural sandstone bridge in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that was covered by Lake Powell filling up since Glen Canyon Dam's completion in 1966. The 137-foot arch was last seen in 1969 but has recently resurfaced with declining lake levels. Lake Powell hit its lowest water level in 2023 since being filled in 1980. The declining water levels have revealed other hidden treasures like Cathedral in the Desert. The arch was formed by thousands of years of erosion. Erosion causes certain sections of the sandstone to become more vulnerable to weathering, while others remain relatively intact. As water seeps into cracks and freezes in cold climates, the rock expands and leads to the widening of gaps and fractures. Eventually, an arch-shaped opening is formed.  ( 12 min )
    Why Are There Three Twilights?
    When the sun slides out of sight—or, more accurately, when Earth rotates so that your particular place on the planet is no longer exposed to our day star—but before darkness consumes the landscape, there is the magical, muted time of twilight. The word comes to us from the Old English twyelyghte, or half-light, when the vivid colors of the day fade to a shadow palette of grays. Of course, the colors don’t change, but our ability to discern them does. Most animal eyes have a mix of rods and cones, light-sensitive cells that provide information to the brain about either light (rods) or color (cones). The bespoke blend for each species depends on its particular niche in the ecosystem: Nocturnal animals, such as owls, have a significantly higher ratio of rods to cones in their retinas to mak…  ( 18 min )
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    Why Metaphors Matter for Creative Writers in the Know
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    Elephants' Giant Hot Testicles Might Be the Reason They Get Less Cancer
    A scientist claims elephants’ cancer-preventing genes may have evolved to protect their sperm from the scorching hot habitats the pachyderms’ live in
    Weather Warning Inequity: Lack of Data Collection Stations Imperils Vulnerable People
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    Better Ways Than BMI to Measure Obesity
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    Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star?
    Tiny spheres of once-molten metal magnetically dredged from the seafloor could be pieces from IM1, a potential interstellar meteor that struck Earth in 2014
    Lightning 'Megaflashes' Dozens of Miles Long Are Sparked by These Kinds of Storms
    Scientists are beginning to understand what kind of thunderstorm produces so-called megaflashes of lightning that stretch more than 60 miles
    El Niño is Back. What Does That Mean For You?
    The famous climate pattern El Niño could usher in a new hottest year on record and will have domino effects on the world’s weather.
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    Editors of public health journal resign over differences with publisher
    The co-editors in chief and most editorial board members of the journal Critical Public Health have resigned their roles to start a new, independent journal, citing differences with their publisher, Taylor & Francis.  “While there are inevitable tensions for a critically oriented scholarly journal that is also a commodity marketed by a commercial publisher, over … Continue reading Editors of public health journal resign over differences with publisher  ( 8 min )
    Scientist sues publisher to block expression of concern
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    Lots of Banks Means Lots of Bank Mergers
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    R Validation Hub Community Meeting – June Recap ↺
    The R Validation Hub recently had its community meeting after a brief hiatus. The team discussed announcements, common challenges, and brainstormed ideas for possible future projects through the R Validation... Continue reading: R Validation Hub Community Meeting – June Recap ↺  ( 10 min )
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    Chaos erupts again on Boom Island over Fourth of July holiday
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    Minnesota paused ‘green burials’ because of a bitter fight over a cemetery in Carlton County. It has led to questions of religious freedom
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    The Supreme Court’s affirmative action and student loan decisions add to the crisis of higher education in America
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    An arts escape to Door County
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    ‘It would have saved Amir’s life’: Family praises new no-knock warrant restrictions in Minnesota
    While state lawmakers did not adopt a total ban, the father of Amir Locke says, "Everything has to start somewhere."  ( 15 min )
    As low-nicotine cigarettes hit the market, anti-smoking groups press for wider standard
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    Search continues for three swimmers near Red Wing
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    The order of spousal names on tax returns
    Married couples filing a joint return put the male name first 88.1% of the time in tax year 2020, down from 97.3% in 1996. The man’s name is more likely to go first the larger is the fraction of the couple’s allocable income that goes to him, and the older is the couple. Based on […] The post The order of spousal names on tax returns appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments I work as a CPA doing tax work, many many 1040s. Agreed over ... by CPA tax cnn meme zombie satire/not satire ... by cornpopscrustyrazor In reply to JWatts. Tax-economies can create nonindigenous ... by Equestrian In reply to Turpentine. So, the paper is only half bad? by skyzyks In reply to Bob from Ohio. Also, 88% are tax non-compliant. by Tom T. Plus 10 more... Related Stories Nigeria reform of the day (again) Privacy-invading horse nationalism (ask and ye shall receive) GRE scores by university major  ( 6 min )
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    Life, blogging, and the Busy Beaver function go on
    This is my first post in well over a month. The obvious excuse is that I’ve been on a monthlong family world tour, which took me first to the Bay Area, then NYC, then Israel, then Orlando for STOC/FCRC as well as Disney World, now the Jersey Shore, and later today, back to the Bay […]  ( 9 min )
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    Life, blogging, and the Busy Beaver function go on
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    10 Classic Sci-Fi Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
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    Mr. Mulliner Stories, by P. G. Wodehouse
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    Redundancy is great
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    “On the Past and Future of Null Hypothesis Significance Testing”
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    linkylove 07-05-23
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Clemens
    Thanks for the notes - it's a joy to work with them! Some small remarks: - Exercise 14.6.D.: Typo in description: Pullbacck instead of Pullback - Exercise 15.1.D.: I feel like there should be pi^*O(m) = O_{A^{n+1} \ 0} instead of pi^*O = O_{A^{n+1}} \ 0. - p. 424: "The language of base points ... readily applies to of the linear series." This seems to be missing some words.  ( 11 min )
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    Neglect of a Museum’s Collection Could Cause Scientific Setbacks
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    June 2023 Solution
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    July Training Update
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    The Odd-one-out Dilemma
    I do not like odd-one-out puzzles. This old and famous example is one of the reasons why. When given the list: skyscraper, cathedral, temple, and prayer, people usually pick “prayer” as the odd-one-out because it’s not a building. On the other hand, when the order is prayer, temple, cathedral, and skyscraper, people would pick “skyscraper” […]  ( 5 min )
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    ageein’ dogz
    While eating a quick lunch in the CEREMADE common room, I came across an older Nature paper of 3 Feb 2022 on the Dog Aging Project, a longitudinal study of domestic dogs. Describing the goal and design of the project rather than its yet to come findings. The population is made of self-nominated (US) dog […]  ( 6 min )
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    Two Sentence Styles You Might Be Overusing
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    The creator of Disney+’s first German-language series brought a contemporary U.S. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 32 min )
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    Majors Stadium in Greenville, Texas
    Drive north on narrow Houston Street in the northeastern section of Greenville, Texas, and you will see a mix of houses and industrial buildings. But at a seemingly random intersection, you will find an old entry gate and a historical marker, which is all that remains of Majors Stadium. Greenville is located about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. The stadium was home to high school football, followed by a minor league baseball team named the Majors starting in 1946. The stadium and the team were named after World War II hero Truett Majors. In 1949, the team played an exhibition game against the New York Yankees and won 4-3. Playing in center field was Joe DiMaggio. Pitcher Monty Stratton played in this stadium in 1950 for the Majors. He was portrayed by Jimmy Stewart in the movie The Stratton Story.  ( 13 min )
    Mount Ishimaki in Toyohashi, Japan
    Mount Ishimaki is an unusual mountain. Historically, it has been a subject of worship, and many a legend has been told over the centuries. According to one, those who climb to the top are said to be reborn into their new selves. It may also have been a place where Shugendō priests practiced their search for enlightenment. Another legend is linked to Daidarabotchi, a mythological giant whose stories have been told across Japan since the eighth century. His alleged footprint can be found on the mountainside, believed to have been made when he urinated to create the Toyo River, one foot on Mount Ishimaki and the other on Mount Hongū, about 12.5 miles apart. There is a sign indicating the site, but it also explains that the "footprint" is actually a creation of erosion in a mass of limestone…  ( 13 min )
    Butler’s Run in Nashville, Tennessee
    A dog named Butler used to run the streets of downtown Nashville and became a local legend. Though he is no longer alive, Butler is remembered today with his own alley leading to the river. In 1990, the owners of what is now known as Butler’s Run were looking for a pet and found a puppy at the local Nashville Humane Society. They named the dog, who was believed to be a mix of a black Labrador retriever and a springer spaniel, Butler. When they brought him to their building on 2nd Street, he quickly learned to love making his rounds about the downtown scene. He would get a snacks from local restaurants and visit shops and people along his travels. He also left his footprints in the concrete near the building leaving his indelible mark on the town. When Butler passed away in the fall of 1999, a statue was erected in his honor near his preserved footprints.  ( 12 min )
    Fairfield Cemetery in Spencerport, New York
    Rochester, New York, is known for many things that make up part of its identity: Kodak, Genny beer, lilacs, and garbage plates are things that the Flower (or Flour) City takes pride in. An important chapter in the city’s history is related to the fight for women’s rights and the abolition of slavery in the 19th century. The city was home to Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, and their gravesites in Mount Hope Cemetery are the most frequented. It might seem surprising then, that the city which served as a station of the underground railroad also has some Confederate soldiers scattered around the area, too. Indeed, one of of these Graybacks rests in Fairfield Cemetery, in the village of Spencerport, located on the Erie Canal.  Dewitt C. Guy’s final resting place is an inconspicuous small headstone in a family plot, which is marked by a larger stone. A small American flag decorates it, as well as a Southern Cross of Honor, and a small plaque noting his time as a prisoner of war at Point Lookout. Rochester newspapers have featured information on Guy, and other Confederate soldiers, several times through the years, so finding further information on him is just a quick Google search away.  ( 13 min )
    Larry Holmes the Easton Assassin Statue in Easton, Pennsylvania
    Standing over eight feet tall and weighing 19,000 pounds on a granite base with his powerful signature left jab poised, the “Easton Assassin” is now in Downtown Easton’s Scott Park. The bronze statue of one of the all-time boxing greats dots a scenic view of the waterfront. The statue is of Easton’s most beloved resident and former heavyweight boxing champion, Larry Holmes. The street where the statue is located also happens to be named after the boxing great. The imposing statue was placed between Holmes Drive and the Lehigh River and across the street from two buildings that also bear the heavyweight champion’s namesake. Holmes held the heavyweight championship from 1978 until 1985 with a career record of 69-6, which included a whopping 44 knockouts. He made 20 successful title defenses placing him third all-time. The statue was unveiled on December 13, 2015, with Holmes in attendance.  ( 13 min )
    George Washington Memorial Tree in Alexandria, Virginia
    Along the George Washington Parkway, a 25-mile scenic drive between Mount Vernon and Alexandria, Virginia, has a lonely tree dedicated to George Washington. The tree was planted in 1932 to celebrate the bicentennial of George Washington's birth in 1732. It was part of a larger effort to celebrate the first president's birthday through trees, organized by the American Tree Association.  The organization distributed a book titled “George Washington Bi-Centennial Tree Planting” with instructions for planting successful memorial trees. It was a success, and a number of memorial tree-planting events were held all over the country. This particular bicentennial memorial tree is located just a few miles from George Washington's former home of Mount Vernon.  ( 12 min )
    Twin Falls Waterfall in Twin Falls, Idaho
    Twin Falls, on the Snake River a little over five miles upstream from the eponymous city (and about two and a half miles upstream from Shoshone Falls), consists of similar-sized falls in chutes on either side of a stubby basalt pillar. Hence the name was particularly appropriate. In 1935, however, Idaho Power built a hydropower plant in the south channel, completely blocking it. Hydroelectric power and rural electrification were priorities at the time, and no doubt job creation during the height of the Great Depression was another primary motivation for the project. The powerplant is still in use, and after an upgrade in 1995, the plant capacity is just under 53 megawatts. Although the aesthetic loss is regrettable, the plant has provided clean and sustainable energy for almost a century. The north channel is now effectively a spillway. A low, submerged arch dam (weir) completely crosses the north channel on the upstream side and provides an even level over which the current now falls.  ( 13 min )
    Water Gap in Lund, Nevada
    In geology, a "water gap" is an active watercourse that crosses a mountain range. Water Gap is therefore not a misnomer, as it's where drainages from the Grant and Quinn Canyon Ranges to the west, in Garden Valley, converge to cross the Golden Gate Range. They flow out into a playa (dry lake bed) in Coal Valley. Water Gap was the site of an improbable (and ephemeral) agricultural development project around the turn of the last century. The Cherry Creek Irrigation Company built a dam at Water Gap and platted a townsite, Oneota, with the idea that the stored water could irrigate crops. Unfortunately, the dam quickly washed out and the whole project had to be abandoned. Remains of the dam are said to be visible, but it's pretty much gone now. In fact, erosion has now incised a channel about 10 feet deep through the middle of the gap. The area now lies completely within the Basin and Range National Monument, so anything that is left is protected. Please take only pictures and leave only footprints.  ( 13 min )
    Whiskey Creek Camp in Olympic Valley, California
    Livestock grazing was one of the founding economic activities in the development of the Western Frontier and remains important today. Sheep raising increased in importance by the beginning of the 20th century, and provided opportunities for Basque sheepherders who came to the West in substantial numbers. Hailing from the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, these people, who speak a language unrelated to any other, were renowned for their expertise in sheep husbandry. A sheep camp was established here by the Basques in the early 20th century, and in the early 1950s, the present structures were built. They include a bunkhouse, a storehouse, and a bread oven, the latter built as a separate free-standing masonry structure. Such ovens were common in the Basque community. The site now lies within the Granite Chief Wilderness Area, which was designated in 1984, and the buildings were initially slated for demolition as inappropriate in the wilderness. Fortunately, the camp was then designated as a historic site, and the structures are now preserved on that basis. Indeed, they were restored in the early 2000s. Whiskey Creek Camp is now one of the handful of intact Basque sheep camps remaining.  ( 14 min )
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    Nigeria reform of the day (again)
    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the Electricity Bill 2023 into an Act (Electricity Act 2023) on June 10, 2023, to much frenzy and a bit of confusion – erstwhile president, Muhammadu Buhari, signed into law an amendment enabling states in the country to license, generate, transmit, and distribute electricity earlier in March 2023. To begin, let’s distinguish between the […] The post Nigeria reform of the day (again) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Looking at an aerial view of Abuja, there are very few solar ... by Crikey In reply to rsm. May I hasten to add that the energy is free, ... by rsm Can they actually engineer it so the derivative markets produce ... by rsm In reply to EdR. How much electricity do I even need when ... by rsm In reply to EdR. Trouble is, America is devolving from a long ... by после меня хоть потоп Plus 6 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman Happy July 4th! Nigeria reform of the day  ( 7 min )
    Tuesday assorted links
    1. “This past week the IMF released the 1Q2023 COFER data. US dollar share of world reserves actually INCREASED to from 58.6% to 59.0%. Arguably further evidence against short-run “de-dollarization” which is overhyped.”  Link here. 2. Is Mormonism declining? 3. Titan’s surface. 4. The most rapidly shrinking cities in the United States. 5. NYT on […] The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to dave. “How will it affect the GOP?” is the ... by mgregoire “4. The most rapidly shrinking cities in the United ... by mkt42 In reply to Justin Chang. (Speaking of names, perhaps it is ... by M In reply to ey81. Blacks vote 95% Democrat and other minority ... by Anti-Gnostic In reply to Mike. Beckley WV has a shut-down coal mine that ... by mkt42 Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Happy July 4th!
    From a recent James Pethokoukis interview with me: Every generation launches a new competitor to America and the people who don’t like capitalism and America’s individualist, free market economy trumpet that now the American way is being left in the dust. In the progressive era it was the Germans (how did that work out?), then it […] The post Happy July 4th! appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Formerly K. +1 Well said. I think that the ... by Justin Chang In reply to Skeptical American. This is straight up long time ... by Love all the downvotes from folk who clearly don't know enough history to know about Cuba, Venezuela, etc. In reply to H. “We did take a lot of Mexico though.” ... by mkt42 In reply to The Original D. So let's say 1mm dead “with” ... by Love the bad "math"! In reply to M. Let's also applaud our pravda-esque media, our ... by Ah yes, the triumphant destruction of free speech, free thought, etc., in the U.S.! Plus 10 more... Related Stories Nigeria reform of the day Canada is Poaching US Talent! My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 6 min )
    Nigeria reform of the day
    Nigeria will save more than 21 trillion naira ($28 billion) in two years after scrapping gasoline subsidies and allowing its currency to weaken, according to the World Bank. The savings will help President Bola Tinubu’s government cut its record fiscal deficit and a debt-service burden that surpassed revenue in 2022, the Washington-based lender said in […] The post Nigeria reform of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Prof. Emeritus. They’ll get it done, but delays ... by Tracey In reply to Engineer. Could be more a country governance ... by sxb How much of the $28 billion will go straight to Wagner? by rsm In reply to sxb. And interestingly you might have fallen for ... by Chimela Caesar In reply to sxb. There are definitely some capable people in ... by Engineer Plus 10 more... Related Stories Canada is Poaching US Talent! My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman The Harried Leisure Class  ( 6 min )
    Praying for Rain
    We study the climate as a determinant of religious belief. People believe in the divine when religious authorities (the “church”) can credibly intervene in nature on their behalf. We present a model in which nature sets the pattern of rainfall over time and the church chooses when optimally to pray in order to persuade people […] The post Praying for Rain appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Michael Stack. Oops I should also have added – ... by Michael Stack In reply to Rahul. Maybe I didn't understand the study, but ... by Michael Stack In reply to Guess what?. Oh dear, it wasn't a subtle joke it ... by dearieme In reply to Rahul. ha!! you don't say… by Nicole very funny title to see as an MR post. my sister wrote a ... by Nicole Plus 10 more... Related Stories Who first declared that God is dead? *All Desire is a Desire for Being* Black Magic Technology  ( 7 min )
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    A new generation of poster children of fraud in behavioral science: What I recommend (i)
    A fraudster’s “first time”: I was alone in my tastefully furnished office at the University. . . . I opened the file with the data that I had entered and changed an unexpected 2 into a 4; then, a little further along, I changed a 3 into a 5. . . . When the results […]  ( 19 min )
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    The Nutritional Science Is Clear: Fiber Is Your Friend
    I am a physician scientist and gastroenterologist who has spent over 20 years studying how food affects the gut microbiome and metabolism. The research is clear – fiber is important not just for happy bowel movements, but also for your blood sugar, weight and overall health.  ( 12 min )
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    little misc list 07-04-23
    macOS Icon Gallery “Showcasing beautiful icon designs from the macOS App Store” CLI tools 🔧 “A collection of 50 CLI Tools you won't be able to live without!” FediDB - Fediverse Network Statistics 📌 “Proudly serving the fediverse since 2020." Mofi📌 “Content-aware fill and trim for music! Free and no download needed.” Chirper 📌 “This is a Social Network for AI. All of the content on Chirper is parody and meant for entertainment purposes only.”  ( 2 min )
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    Annals of Spam
    OK, this one baffles me. It came in my inbox one day: Dear Dr. Gelman, I am writing to inquire about the availability of obtaining a visiting scholar position in your institution. I’m a lecturer in ** Institute **. And … Continue reading →  ( 12 min )
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    Solar Maximum Could Hit Us Harder And Sooner Than We Thought
    The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it could potentially begin by the end of 2023, years before initial predictions suggested
    Science Reveals How to Roll the Perfect Joint
    Researchers used a smoking machine to test the intensity of marijuana rolled into joints
    Some of Earth's Most Famous Art Started with Stardust
    Astrophysics reminds us that earthly beauty has stellarorigins
    What Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation For?
    The vagus nerve is the key information expressway between the brain and most internal organs. Researchers are now studying how stimulating it might improve mental and physical health
    How to Protect Diversity in Education from the Supreme Court's Assault
    The Court’s ruling against affirmative action removed a critical tool, but there are other ways to promote a diverse student body
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    Transitive "blink"
    Reader Scott Mauldin asks: I am curious about a unique usage I read in SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Jackson's dissent to the recent cases on affirmative action. She says  “This contention blinks both history and reality in ways too numerous to count.” To me, the usage of "blink" as an transitive verb to mean [I assume] […]  ( 13 min )
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    Physicists Prove That Parallel Worlds Cannot Be Extremely Different From Each Other
    Stories about the latest prediction of superstring theory here and here, based on a Tsukuba University press release about this paper. Generally ignoring this kind of nonsense these days, but the new feature of this one is that the press … Continue reading →  ( 6 min )

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    Tales Of Takeover In CCF-World
    Machine Alignment Monday, 7/3/2023
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    NRL Predictions for Round 19
    Team Ratings for Round 19 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Panthers 12.40 12.99 -0.60 Eels 7.54 6.78 0.80 Rabbitohs 7.47 9.35 -1.90 Storm […] NRL Predictions for Round 19 first appeared on Stats Chat.  ( 4 min )
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    ISB’agoya [28 June – 3 July 2026]
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    How Thinking Like a Filmmaker Will Make You a Better Writer
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    The 3C Framework for Beginner Writers to Instantly Develop Interesting Topics
    Reflecting on your own experience and interests is easier than figuring out a unique point of view on trendy topics Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
    The More Requested Edits You Receive, the More the Editor Likes the Article
    All writers must develop an emotional management mechanism Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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    What could be more self-recommending than this?
    Fuchsia Dunlop, Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food. Due out in November.  Here is my first CWT with Fuchsia, here is my second, there will be a third. The post What could be more self-recommending than this? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Can someone help me out with what Tyler meant by “No ... by Justin Chang In reply to rsm. Fortunately, the Chinese population is ... by Joe Am sure the fair, would be, delicious by ged Her recipes for General Tso's Chicken and Fisherman's Shrimp ... by Jay Taylor Microwave Rice! by ged Plus 10 more... Related Stories Who first declared that God is dead? *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas *The Ruble: A Political History*  ( 6 min )
    Questions that are rarely asked
    Utilitarians: what's stopping you from spinning up a 1M H100 cluster and putting these fruit flies in an infinite state of orgasmic bliss? https://t.co/FWWcGMdd4t — Amjad Masad (@amasad) July 2, 2023 Now I am not so sure that will prove possible, but if you are super-optimistic/pessimistic about progress in AI…might we not end up with […] The post Questions that are rarely asked appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to mk. left off an s by mk In reply to A B. We are whatever we are drawn by intuition ... by mk In reply to kipp. “You don't achieve infinite utility (or ... by Vulcidian In reply to Bill. Mischaracterizing an ongoing spoof that ... by RAD In reply to kipp. It could not be simulated dynamically with ... by sxb Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers Canada is Poaching US Talent!  ( 6 min )
    Monday assorted links
    1. Is there an AI data perpetual motion machine? 2. Orkney Islands to look into becoming an independent territory of Norway.  Probably just a bargaining ploy with Scotland, but good to see these islands not being taken for granted. 3. Benjamin Yeoh podcast with David Edmonds about his Derek Parfit biography. 4. No progress on […] The post Monday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Susanna. She's bluffing Tyler! I like the twitter ... by We don't negotiate with terrorists In reply to rayward. Musk loves the drama. He loves public ... by PHinton In reply to John J. Oh that is too good! On par with ... by PHinton In reply to jayson. You may be right. Perhaps the experience ... by Justin Chang In reply to Bernard Guerrero. They seem to be making a ... by mkt42 Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Who first declared that God is dead?
    According to Michael Sonenscher it was German romantic Jean Paul Richter: I had gone through the midst of the worlds.  I mounted unto the suns, and flew with the milky way across the wilderness of heaven; but there is no God.  I plunged down as far as Being flings its shadow and pried into the […] The post Who first declared that God is dead? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to ged. they said this, they said that, otherwise ... by ged So dis Christians for everything bad that ever happened.I don't ... by ged In reply to ged. “Mass” means Service. Don't be a scold by ged In reply to ged. old timer's slant. if you were there, the ... by ged This conversation replaces 'after Mass' bible school. Good to ... by ged Plus 10 more... Related Stories *All Desire is a Desire for Being* *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas *The Ruble: A Political History*  ( 7 min )
    Income inequality in the Aztec empire
    Today, Latin American countries are characterized by relatively high levels of economic inequality. This circumstance has often been considered a long-run consequence of the Spanish conquest and of the highly extractive institutions imposed by the colonizers. Here we show that, in the case of the Aztec Empire, high inequality predates the Spanish conquest, also known […] The post Income inequality in the Aztec empire appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Dino the Isaurian. Fair point. OTOH in retrospect ... by mkt42 In reply to The Scary Black Hundreder. Aztec women couldn't ... by ged In reply to Good observation!. interesting comment, some ... by ged In reply to TMC. In more advanced societies they can survive ... by Dino the Isaurian In reply to Power law. It is wealth , not income by joan Plus 10 more... Related Stories *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas *The Ruble: A Political History* The Harried Leisure Class  ( 6 min )
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    Does Minnesota have more than a dozen schools where 0% of students were proficient in math?
    Yes. During the 2022-23 school year, Minnesota had 75 schools that had a 0% proficiency rate in math, according to a spokesperson for the Minnesota Department of Education.  ( 9 min )
    Has the city of Minneapolis paid out ‘almost $80 million’ in police conduct settlements since 2019?
    No. The city of Minneapolis has paid out just over $70 million in police conduct settlements from the years 2019 to 2023, according to City Attorney’s Office data updated as of June 9, 2023.  ( 6 min )
    Minnesota’s free college tuition plan spooks North Dakota leaders
    Plus: funding going to Minnesota to address MMIW crisis; “Good morning America” stops in Stillwater; elderly Bemidji residents face homelessness; burning restrictions lifted in northeastern MN; and more.  ( 7 min )
    With legalization on the horizon, a child psychologist reflects on hazards of teen marijuana use
    The Minnesota State Legislature’s recent move to legalize recreational use of the drug for adults over 21 is raising questions for many of her patients’ parents about the availability and impact of cannabis on their teens.  ( 23 min )
    Tourism in Minnesota from 1835–1940
    The tourism industry flourished between World War I and 1930, when Minnesota developed its reputation as the Land of 10,000 Lakes and one of the nation’s premier summer vacation destinations.  ( 15 min )
    After a surprise setback, what’s Minneapolis rent control supporters’ next move?
    Advocates are still pondering their response after last week’s stunning setback, when City Council opponents killed the proposal with several supporters absent for the Eid al-Adha holiday.  ( 20 min )
    Trump’s July 4th bash deserves a salute
    Rather than taking on the “Deep State,” the “fake” media, and everyone else that seems to offer any criticism or opposition to him, this proposed undertaking would be comprised of a variety of patriotic-themed events, culminating in a big blowout in Washington, D.C. on July 4 in 2026.  ( 11 min )
    Minneapolis community safety commissioner wants public to let him do his job
    Plus: minimum wage increases in Minneapolis, St. Paul; how affirmative action, student loan decisions impact Minnesota students; abortion increases at Moorhead clinic; and more.  ( 8 min )
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    The Melody of Death, by Edgar Wallace
    A recently disinherited man-about-town devises a scheme to provide for his newly-wedded wife.  ( 2 min )
    The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth von Arnim
    Four women spend a month-long holiday at a medieval Italian castle, where they find themselves renewed and transformed by the beauty around them.  ( 2 min )
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    What’s the matter with college graduates?
    Traditionally, more educated people were more likely to vote for conservative parties, even if you adjusted for income, but this relationship has weakened or reversed in many nations, including the United States.  The usual explanation for this change is more educated people are more conservative on economic issues, but more liberal on “social issues," so changes in voting pattern reflect changes in the relative importance of economic and social issues.   To quote David Leonhardt, “people vote based less on their income and more on their cultural attitudes.”    But there’s another possible explanation of the shift that hasn’t gotten much attention:  maybe the relationship between education and economic opinions is changing.  I considered this possibility in a paper that I presented last we…  ( 10 min )
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    Former UPenn prof faked more than 50 figures, says government watchdog
    A pharmacy researcher who left the University of Pennsylvania sometime last year has been found guilty of research misconduct in multiple federal grant applications and five published papers, four of which have already been retracted. As we have reported, William Armstead, who is retired from Penn, was working among other things on the effects of … Continue reading Former UPenn prof faked more than 50 figures, says government watchdog  ( 7 min )
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    Rainbow Bridge National Monument in Navajo Mountain, Utah
    Rainbow Bridge National Monument is a spectacular natural bridge located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The bridge was formed by continuous erosion from wind, water, and time, gradually shaping the rock into its current striking form. The formation is one of the largest natural bridges in the world. It spans an impressive 290 feet across and reaches a height of 275 feet. Rainbow Bridge was designated as a National Monument in 1910 by President William Howard Taft, making it one of the earliest protected areas in the United States and is managed by the National Park Service. Visitors can reach Rainbow Bridge by boat on Lake Powell. The journey provides scenic views of the surrounding red rock canyons and the vast expanse of the lake. Alternatively, hikers can access Rainbow Bridge by two trails starting near Navajo Mountain. Both trails are rated strenuous.  ( 13 min )
    Hiroshima-Nagasaki Platz in Potsdam, Germany
    When strolling through the Potsdam Babelsberg area one can find many places of historical interest, including a square with a large memorial dedicated to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This may be strange as the Germans, nor the Soviets who controlled this part of Germany at the time had anything to do with the atomic bombs. However, just across the street from this location stands a house once home to President Truman for a short time. The memorial was built in 2005 under the leadership of the Hiroshima-Platz e.V. association led by Hideto Sotobayashi, an eye whiteness to the bombing.   The piece was built under the purvey of the sculptor Makoto Fujiwara, who supervised the building of the monument by exchange students from the affected cities and local students.  The text reads: "In memory of the victims of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945, During the Potsdam Conference of the Allied Great Powers from July 17 to August 2, 1945, the then President of the United States of America, Harry S. Truman, lived in the villa opposite."  ( 13 min )
    'Citizens Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef' in Cairns City, Australia
    This interesting sculpture sits in prime position on the Cairns foreshore. Designed by indigenous Australian artist Brian Robinson, it takes inspiration from a local Aboriginal creation story about the history of the reef. The work was unveiled to the public in August 2017. The impressive structure sits at a height of 20 feet (six meters) and depicts several sea creatures and bird species that can be found on the Great Barrier Reef, including a life-sized stingray. The artwork was completed with the help of six local Aboriginal artists from the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people and the Yirrganydji people, who created stingray designs that appear sandblasted on the ground plane. The stainless steel panels on the sculpture allow visitors to see their own reflections and take time to think about their connection with the natural wonders of the reef.  ( 12 min )
    Wild Horse Wind Farm in Renslow, Washington
    The Columbia Basin of eastern Washington has plenty of prime wind generation sites, particularly on the surrounding hills. The area also has the advantage of an existing, well-developed transmission line infrastructure, due to the many large hydropower plants on the Columbia River system. For these reasons, the construction of wind-generating plants has boomed in the area over the last couple of decades. The Wild Horse Wind Farm is an excellent example of one of these facilities, as it also includes a visitor center on renewable energy, many publicly available displays, and even guided tours. It is run by Puget Sound Energy, the utility for most of Washington. The Wild Horse Wind Farm is located on Whiskey Dick Mountain northeast of Ellensburg. The first phase was completed in 2006, with an expansion following in 2009. It currently consists of 149 turbines, with a nameplate capacity of 273 megawatts. There is also a 500-kilowatt solar array, one of the largest in the state Whiskey Dick Mountain also hosts a large resident elk herd, and sightings of elk while visiting the turbines are practically guaranteed.  ( 13 min )
    Wildfire Smoke Changes Orangutan Calls in Borneo
    This story was originally published on The Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons license. Bornean orangutans are one of three orangutan species, all critically endangered. They thrive in carbon-rich peat swamp forests on the Indonesian island of Borneo. These habitats are also the sites of massive wildfires. Indonesian wildfires in 2015 caused some of the worst fire-driven air pollution ever recorded. The fires were driven by an El Niño climatic cycle, which caused especially dry weather in the region. Compared to other wildfires, peatland fires smolder underground and produce exceptionally high levels of hazardous gases and particulate matter—a leading cause of global pollution-related deaths and illnesses. Orangutans are well known as an “indicator species” – o…  ( 20 min )
    Edmaier's Secret in Marble Canyon, Arizona
    Edmaier's Secret is a natural sandstone formation located in northern Arizona, specifically within the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area near Page, Arizona. It is a hidden gem in the remote wilderness and is named after German landscape photographer Bernhard Edmaier, who first identified the formations from the air.  Edmaier's Secret is characterized by its intricate and vibrant sandstone patterns, sculpted over millions of years by the forces of erosion. The formations consist of layers of colorful sandstone with unique textures, shapes, and vibrant hues ranging from reds to oranges, yellows, and whites. These striking patterns are the result of different mineral compositions and the deposition of sediment over time.  ( 12 min )
    Podcast: Witches and Ritual Around the Globe
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this special partner episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, with Condé Nast Traveler's Women Who Travel Podcast, we visit Mexico to hear about the country's long history of female healers and explore Denmark's brutal history of witch burnings. For more from Women Who Travel, visit their website Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 13 min )
    Puzzle Monday: Go Fish Crossword
    Atlas Obscura's fortnightly crossword comes to us from creator Stella Zawistowski and editor Laura Braunstein, members of Inkubator, which publishes crossword puzzles by women and nonbinary constructors. You can see more puzzles in their book, Inkubator Crosswords: 100 Audacious Puzzles from Women and Nonbinary Creators. You can solve the puzzle below, or download it in .pdf or .puz. Note that the links in the clues will take you to Atlas Obscura pages that may contain the answer. Happy solving!  ( 12 min )
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    Insider Trading Is Better From Home
    WFH insider trading, Paxlovid shadow trading, SofBank bought the wrong AI and Elon Musk broke his website.  ( 2 min )
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    10 Great Underrated Crime Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
    “I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to be motivated by the desire for money.” – Andrew Dominik Since the genesis of cinema, the crime genre has been jam-packed with seminal achievements. However, the assessments of unenlightened, harsh critics […]  ( 9 min )
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    In North Korea, it's a dire crime to speak like a South Korean, part 2
    This is a language war that has been going on for years, and there will never be an end to it, so long as there is a communist North Korea and a democratic South Korea.  It is as deadly as a shooting war, because people die for using the language of the enemy.  I'm not […]  ( 8 min )
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    Welcome to the grand opening of the Alexey Guzey Sleep Center at the University of California!
    Stephen Olivier writes: I sometimes listen to the Tim Ferrris podcast and get email updates on his guests. Today I see he welcomed back Dr Matthew Walker of sleep infamy, and I couldn’t help noticing the final paragraph: This is … Continue reading →  ( 11 min )
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    Earthquake Resilience in Kashmir Lies in Traditional Architecture
    The Kashmir region of Asia is due for another major earthquake, and its modern architecture is ill-prepared to withstand such an event
    Sleep Deprivation Sometimes Relieves Depression. A New Study May Show Why
    Understanding why going without sleep eases depression in some people may lead to less taxing methods to boost mood
    Watch Baby Octopuses Hatch from a Surprising Deep-Sea Nursery
    Elated researchers watched baby octopuses hatch en masse near Pacific Ocean hydrothermal vents
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    Recreating Creative Writing: Can ChatGPT Write a Short Story? (part 1 of probably 3)
    I teach creative writing courses at a small liberal arts college. I’m good at it. I’ve spent years guiding students through the writing process, starting with one-page scenes (open topic) and a range of techniques (sensory detail, connotative language, indirect characterization, etc.) and then revising full-drafts (open topic) with broader techniques (character motivation, surface v. … … Continue reading →  ( 30 min )
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    Scientists Warned of a Salton Sea Disaster. No One Listened.
    For nearly a quarter of a century, scientists have told California officials that an ecological and public health crisis loomed at the Salton Sea. The state failed to heed those warnings, instead approving water transfers known to be harmful to the region. Now, many experts say, the state has run out of time.  ( 36 min )
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    Ordering constraints in brms using contrast coding
    Mattan S. Ben-Shachar wrote an excellent tutorial Continue reading: Ordering constraints in brms using contrast coding  ( 31 min )
    Credible intervals with Capybaras, Python and Stan (cmdstanpy interface)
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Credible intervals with Capybaras, Python and Stan (cmdstanpy interface)  ( 10 min )
    Credible intervals with Capybaras, R and Stan (rstan and cmdstanr interfaces)
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Credible intervals with Capybaras, R and Stan (rstan and cmdstanr interfaces)  ( 12 min )
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    A Mathematics AI Factory?
    A few days ago I read a fascinating article in New York magazine: Inside the AI Factory, which explained how the very large business of hiring humans to do tasks that generate training data for AI works. One reaction I … Continue reading →  ( 7 min )
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    Actual Progress
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    in absurdum
    “Il conduisait sans permis mais c’est un non sujet, vous avez vu comme moi que le gouvernement comptait faire passer l’âge du permis à 17 ans, alors bon…” J. Cambla, lawyer. A few cars (and a bike!) were set on fire and a supermarket was looted just a block from home, on Thursday night, in […]  ( 6 min )
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    The 5 Unfiltered Truths Holding You Back From Exceptional Writing
    The Raw, Real Path Towards Overcoming Your Writing Demons Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Here’s How to Find Peace of Mind and Unblock Your Writing
    The mindset and methods that built my confidence and made me publish  ( 19 min )
    Help Your Reader by Breaking These Common Writing Habits
    Avoid overloaded sentences, wasted words, and the passive voice Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    I Started Writing 3 Years Ago and Just Signed a Book Deal
    I'm 71 years old. Here's how it happened. If I can do it, you can too. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 9 min )
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    The rise of niche consumption
    Over the last 15 years, individual households have concentrated their spending on a few preferred products. However, this is not driven by “superstar” products capturing larger market shares. Instead, households increasingly purchase different products from each other. As a result, aggregate spending concentration has decreased. We develop a model of heterogeneous household demand and use […] The post The rise of niche consumption appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Niche consumption of mass produced items. My ... by Tom T. In reply to Scott Mauldin. Do people choose flight times ... by Dismalist In reply to ESPN. Are there toothpastes that aren't ... by Tom T. In reply to Reason. Yes, eventually there will be 2 and then ... by PHinton In reply to Scott Mauldin. Does this 1/2% per year get fed ... by jmkd Plus 10 more... Related Stories Canada is Poaching US Talent! Update Schedule A! My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 6 min )
    Sunday assorted links
    1. Most of the claims in this Evgeny Morozov NYT Op-Ed are wrong (for a start, he doesn’t realize that current public libraries are largely empty), but it makes the interesting point that AI represents the fulfillment of a neoliberal vision, as on that turf government simply cannot keep up.  Also from NYT here is […] The post Sunday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments #7 – Alright, I'm inspired to do some reading. I am as guilty ... by Tim In reply to sxb. Thank you for agreeing with me. Elon isn’t ... by Dj In reply to Reason. Give Trump credit for outsourcing SCOTUS ... by mikeInThe716 In reply to EdR. If Twitter was pro-free speech, why is Alex ... by Karl Pooper In reply to H. 5% care a lot, and the rest just lip-sync by Y Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Cultural values and productivity (rooftops)
    This paper estimates differences in human capital as country-of-origin specific labor productivity terms, in firm production functions, making it immune to wage discrimination concerns.  After accounting for wage and experience, estimated human capital varies by a factor of around 3 between the 90th and 10th percentile.  When I investigate which country-of-origin characteristics correlate most closely […] The post Cultural values and productivity (rooftops) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to M. “tended to be similar levels of sociability ... by Bazza In reply to John Derbyshire's friend the Biologist Professor. ... by Harun In reply to we are all straussians now. Fentanyl, like most ... by RAD In reply to Tom T.. Very sad. The pathetic apple doesn’t ... by Pathetic In reply to bazza. The US scores high on individualism and ... by sxb Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Markets in everything Alaska regulatory arbitrage edition, tribal qualifier added
    The shrinking village of Karluk, on the western shore of Kodiak Island, is trying to keep its school viable. So it’s willing to pay a couple of families with three or four children apiece to move there of a year, so that it can draw down state education funds. Public schools in Alaska need to […] The post Markets in everything Alaska regulatory arbitrage edition, tribal qualifier added appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Justin Chang. Probably the most famous of the ... by DonH In reply to Justin Chang. The Supreme Court's decision in ... by Ricardo In reply to george m weinberg. Oops, action -> actual. We all ... by george m weinberg When there are only 37 people, giving populations as a ... by george m weinberg In reply to Crusader. Good point. Perhaps it may be worth ... by jayson Plus 10 more... Related Stories *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas GRE scores by university major My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman  ( 7 min )
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    A Bribe for a 5-Star Review
    I buy almost everything on Amazon. Recently, I ordered a back stretcher. It took half an hour to assemble, and after the first use, it changed shape. However, this story is not about quality but about a card that was included with the item. In the box, I found a gift card that wasn’t a […]  ( 5 min )
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    The Clue of the New Pin, by Edgar Wallace
    A newspaper reporter aids the local police in investigating how a wealthy man was murdered in a room locked from the inside.  ( 2 min )
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    Xi Jinping's faux classicism
    This new article in The Economist (6/29/23) has a familiar ring to it: To understand Xi Jinping, it helps to be steeped in the classics China’s leader has invented a phrase—and an image Take four Chinese characters, all of them in everyday use. Put them in a certain order and, lo, they become a phrase […]  ( 19 min )
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    linkylove 07-02-23
    Andreas Jennische Crossword Builder 📌 Ryan Rix ⬌ The Lion's Rear PoseMy.Art 📌 Yarchive 📌  ( 1 min )
    and, speaking of macOS...
    Advanced macOS Commands [panoptican] and, from the same author: macOS tips and tricks  ( 1 min )
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    Instructors are trying their best but they are busy and often don’t themselves understand statistics so well. How can they avoid using bad examples, or does this even matter?
    Asher Meir writes: I haven’t cried on your shoulder for a long time, but I know statistics education is one of your passions and I couldn’t resist. My niece is studying political science at a university in Holland. She has … Continue reading →  ( 23 min )
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    How to Keep Muscles Strong as You Age
    Here’s why older adults naturally lose muscle mass over time and how regular physical activity and resistance training can help
    Great White Sharks Are Surging off Cape Cod
    Cape Cod has quickly become one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world and the first ever in the North Atlantic
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    Open Thread 283
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    And so it begins…
    There’s not much in this post, but I wanted to mark a significant date. It is the first day of the rest of 2023, but in addition, it is the beginning of a new chapter for me. Yesterday was my last day as an employee of the University of Southern … Click to continue reading this post → The post appeared first on .And so it begins…Asymptotia  ( 8 min )
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    Hard Problems About Research Software
    Macro Concerns Conventional Reference Lists Are the Wrong Long-Term Solution Unlike ideas, which need to be explicitly cited, software dependencies are naturally made explicit in the code. Thus, there is no need for conventional reference lists (~ a bad database). ... Read More »  ( 6 min )
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    July 2023 Challenge
    Sliding Pieces Game  ( 2 min )
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    The scaling limit of Baxter permutations
    Meanders, monotone meanders, and Baxter permutations Continue reading: The scaling limit of Baxter permutations  ( 25 min )

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    How Fast Are Private, Govt Solutions?
    I recently asked on Twitter: When a problem is serious, and "something must be done", why do folks so often assume that it must be governments who do it? (more) Many of my 113 gave a similar answer. A sample:
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    нет войнe
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    The Most Important Thing Isn’t Your Writing — It’s Your Serendipity System.
    Roam if you want to Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    Mastering My Inner Self-Talk to Publish My Fourth Book in 5 Years
    My brain tried hard to convince me *not* to do it… and almost won. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    I Learned All about SEO for Writing So You Don’t Have to
    It’s not as complicated as you might think Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 19 min )
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    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by ravivakil
    In reply to Mark. Right again (now fixed) --- I don't think I had that in my to-do list for some reason. (I feel a little guilty about using the word "homology" but because my indices as "rising" (superscripts) I could/should call it "cohomology". But it sounds like people aren't getting confused, so long as I don't get things like this^^^ wrong.  ( 11 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Mark
    p. 53 Section 1.6.7 indices are still backwards for the definition of chain homotopy (should be C^{i+1} -> D^i).  ( 11 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by ravivakil
    In reply to Mark. That was fast! But now fixed!  ( 11 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by Mark
    p. 16 Section 0.2, first paragraph, last sentence, typo: "firt quarter".  ( 11 min )
    Comment on June 2023 version: potentially finalized content by ayecapitalist
    Very cool! Thanks, Ravi  ( 11 min )
    Comment on August 2022 version of the notes by ravivakil
    In reply to Johann Birnick. Thanks! I didn't even notice that I never spelled this out. I've now added an exercise as you suggested, in the version I just posted a couple of minutes ago. If that's not the right wording, of course, let me know.  ( 24 min )
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    Molecular electronics in 2023
    This past week I was fortunate to attend , the most recent in an every-few-years series that brings together a group of researchers interested in electronic transport in molecular systems.  This brings together physicists and chemists, and this was the first one I've attended since .this meetingthis one in 2015 The evolution of the field over the years has been very interesting.  Generally gone are the discussions of using actual chemically synthesized molecules as electronic devices in eventual ultrascaled computing applications.  Rather, there is a broad recognition that these systems are important testbeds for our understanding of physics that can have broad ramifications for understanding chemical processes (e.g. quantum interference in molecules leading to sharply energy dependent ele…  ( 11 min )
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    Saturday assorted links
    1. Janan Ganesh on the Americanisation of Britain (FT). 2. “You Hurt My Feelings” is a good Hansonian movie about how most people are mediocre at their jobs, and how society deals with that fact, and what happens when those protective mechanisms break down.  The starring role of Julia Louise-Dreyfus also makes for good meta-commentary […] The post Saturday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 3. This is a pretty good piece. Drilling to 20,000 is pretty ... by Engineer In reply to George Orwell. And why is “scraping” such a ... by Aladdin In reply to Aladdin. If you can find a way to make content ... by George Orwell In reply to Jess Riedel. Foreign students in Australia are ... by james Ukraine is the aggressor and bitcoin smokes. Come hang with us ... by Bland paranoid white guy who looks up to David Sacks Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers
    Whitebeard has a bad habit of talking in circles. That is by design. Whitebeard is a digital contraption that only sounds human. He is the creation of Roger Anderson, a real-life 54-year-old in Monrovia, Calif., who employs chatbots and AI to frustrate and waste the time of telemarketers and scammers. “I’m talking about only your credit […] The post People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Ben Shot. I get what you’re saying but my state ... by Anon In reply to Mike W. California accounts for 20% of US GDP. ... by Ben Shot In reply to Rahul. taped by Biden by Or, MR comments In reply to Andy. Rahul is Indian. But gratuitously ... by Ben Shot In reply to Susanna. Susanna appears to be the only female ... by Ben Shot Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman *Nature* on AGI risk What should I ask Paul Graham?  ( 6 min )
    Canada is Poaching US Talent!
    Here is Noahpinion on Canada’s recent immigration policies and how Canada is poaching US talent! [I]n recent years, the Canadian government has begun to set hard targets for immigration, such as last year’s target of 1.5 million more by 2025. And the country is deliberately encouraging more people to come, with one of the world’s most aggressive […] The post Canada is Poaching US Talent! appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to aaron. “what evidence do you have that the ... by Blue Jay And yet 2/3 of the Waterloo graduating class moves (many whom ... by Toronnonian Yet…our productivity continues to decline at a fairly rapid ... by Mark Grant In reply to Fazal Majid. “I’d say the rioting and ... by Marian Kechlibar In reply to sxb. The graphs also shows Us population falls ... by Joan Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman +1 For the Veil of Ignorance The Harried Leisure Class  ( 7 min )
    *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas
    The key here is the subtitle The Making of the Chicago Monetary Tradition, 1927-1960.  Have you wondered about the oft-underrated macroeconomics of Frank Knight, Jacob Viner, Lloyd Mints, Paul Douglas, Clark Warburton, and many more?  By no means did monetarism start with Milton Friedman, and this is the new go-to book on the topic. The post *The Monetarists*, by George S. Tavlas appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments “By no means did monetarism start with Milton Friedman, and ... by Robert To what did Friedman attribute the Great Depression? The ... by rayward *The Monetarists*, ... by EMP Very valuable books. by Chimela Caesar It’s too late. She’s moved on. by Powerlessness Plus 3 more... Related Stories My Conversation with Noam Chomsky *The Ruble: A Political History* The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019  ( 6 min )
    *The Ruble: A Political History*
    That is the new, highly useful, and thorough book by Ekaterina Pravilova, here is one excerpt: Reutern was adamant about exterminating private currencies, but not everyone in the government shared his view.  The minister of justice, Konstantin Pahlen, argued, for instance, that the right to issue private notes should be granted “to all Russian subjects.”  […] The post *The Ruble: A Political History* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to rayward. I know, this blog post is about the ... by rayward The U.S. had its Free Banking Era, from 1837 to 1864, when ... by rayward In reply to G. Thiagos are legion at MR, with almost as many ... by As a Thiago, I resent that In reply to Ben Shot. He religiously deletes your posts, ... by G On the whole that list of requirements such as “exchange ... by mkt42 Tyler should set up an Amazon affiliate account, and append his ... by Ben Shot Related Stories The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 My Conversation with Noam Chomsky Game theory and the First World War  ( 7 min )
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    June 2023 version: potentially finalized content
    A new version of the notes is available here. (It, and all older versions, are available at the usual place.) For the first time, I would say that the content and editing is “potentially done”. All content is potentially polished. (Not done: beautification issues e.g. fighting with latex over line breaks. And the index is […]  ( 11 min )
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    parallelly: Querying, Killing and Cloning Parallel Workers Running Locally or Remotely
    Continue reading: parallelly: Querying, Killing and Cloning Parallel Workers Running Locally or Remotely  ( 16 min )
    ShinyConf 2023: A Medical Educato(R)’s Journey to Data Science
    Special thanks are due to Dr. Amit Diwakar, Dr. Jeffrey Solomon, and Jennifer Hayes for their contributions in making this project a resounding success and continuously striving for improvement. I had the pleasure of presenting our project at Shi... Continue reading: ShinyConf 2023: A Medical Educato(R)’s Journey to Data Science  ( 9 min )
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    Al 11 Wes Anderson Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
    With eleven films under his belt, Wes Anderson has carved a niche of his own and developed one of the most stylistically distinct authorial stamps in world cinema. Symmetrical compositions, immaculate production design, elaborate sets, and dysfunctional families are only some of the usual hallmarks that run through his personal film catalog. Because of his […]  ( 8 min )
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    The causal revolution in econometrics has gone too far.
    Kevin Lewis points us to this recent paper, “Can invasive species lead to sedentary behavior? The time use and obesity impacts of a forest-attacking pest,” published in Elsevier’s Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, which has the following abstract: Invasive … Continue reading →  ( 23 min )
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    Antakshari recitation in India
    This is part of a long series of Language Log posts in which we pondered the phenomenal memorization skills of persons of Indian heritage (see "Selected readings" below). So you know what's happening in the following astonishing video, let me begin by giving a basic definition, etymology, and explication of what happens in this intricate […]  ( 9 min )
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    50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: July 2023
    Crater mystery explained; Bunsen’s burner
    Readers Respond to the March 2023 Issue
    Letters to the editors for the March 2023 issue of Scientific American
    Where's Waldo? How to Mathematically Prove You Found Him Without Revealing Where He Is
    Zero-knowledge proofs allow mathematicians to prove claims without explaining why they’re true
    Yes, Airline Flights Are Getting Bumpier: Here's Why
    Clear-air turbulence is becoming more frequent and more intense as the atmosphere warms
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    Weekend reads: A professor who plagiarized his students; how many postgrads in China think it’s OK to fake data; fighting fraud
    Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300. There are now 41,000 retractions in our database — which powers retraction alerts in EndNote, LibKey, Papers, and Zotero. The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now contains 200 titles. And have you … Continue reading Weekend reads: A professor who plagiarized his students; how many postgrads in China think it’s OK to fake data; fighting fraud  ( 8 min )
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    How Community Makes Appalachian Cuisine Shine in Asheville
    Embark on a heartfelt culinary journey with Chef John Fleer at his restaurant Rhubarb, where Appalachian cuisine and the Asheville community come together. Rhubarb’s commitment to authenticity in every dish is reflected in its support of local initiatives, including partnering with local farmers from Gaining Ground and engaging in sustainable chicken sourcing with Old North Acres. As one of its founders and current board members, Chef John’s passion is further reflected in his work with the non-profit Equal Plates Project, which is dedicated to creating equitable access to fresh, locally-grown, nutritious meals. Watch the full story below.  ( 15 min )
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    Hidden Open Thread 282.5
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    Your Book Review: Safe Enough?
    Finalist #7 in the Book Review Contest

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    36 heures à Paris
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    Out-of-state abortions rise in Minnesota, says first post-Roe annual MDH report
    This report might have much less information next year: Much of the data reported by the state may not be collected and released publicly because the Legislature repealed parts of the state law requiring it.  ( 19 min )
    Have there been a record number of train derailments since Biden took office?
    No. Although his term is not complete, train derailments have not become more frequent since President Biden took office in January 2021.  ( 6 min )
    Here’s the scoop
    We want to say a huge thank you to the donors who increased or started their sustaining membership during this drive, and also to those who made one-time donations!  ( 6 min )
    Nowhere to call home
    According to the Center for Migration Studies of New York, “Roughly 218,000 U.S. residents are potentially stateless or at risk of statelessness.”  ( 15 min )
    Minnesota’s economy had a stronger start to the year than the U.S. as a whole
    Plus: custody over Madeline Kingsbury's children determined; Medicaid deadline extended for Minnesotans; teens up North struggle to find mental health care; and more.  ( 6 min )
    Supreme Court decides the fate of millions of student loan borrowers
    Court says the HEROES Act does not authorize the Biden Administration’s debt forgiveness plan.  ( 13 min )
    The New Deal turns 90: So does the Reichskonkordat
    It was the Catholic Centre Party that in March 1933 provided the biggest chunk of non-Nazi votes when the Reichstag passed the Enabling Act that gave Hitler unrestrained power.  ( 17 min )
    With Naz back and Prince out, what’s on tap for the 2023-24 Timberwolves?
    If KAT and Gobert again don’t mesh, their combined salaries of $94 million in 2023-24 and $101 million in 2025-26, will be a bloated inefficiency at precisely the time new contracts for Ant and McDaniels propel the franchise toward that dreaded “second apron.”  ( 26 min )
    On Minneapolis riverfront, ‘orphan hazard’ threatens St. Anthony Falls
    Little is known about the condition of an underground cutoff wall the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed in 1876 that is keeping St. Anthony Falls in place.  ( 33 min )
    When Target pulled back on Pride merch, these small queer-owned businesses had to manage the fallout
    For small businesses, Target collaborations represented not only a major accomplishment, but a huge financial win. But what happens when they’re removed from shelves?  ( 24 min )
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    3 Mistakes Keeping Your Fiction Out of the Winner’s Circle
    Tough love from a contest judge Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    Dear Writer — Always Start With a Bang!
    Never leave the best for last Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 11 min )
    Embarrassing Myself in Front of 300 People Made Me a Better Writer
    And I would do it again Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 18 min )
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    Honeytree Meadery in Nashville, Tennessee
    Tennessee may be largely whiskey territory, but in recent years, a small number of local producers have been concentrating on a far more ancient elixir: mead. In 2019, Ross Welbon, a beer brewer and beekeeper, and Dru Sousan, a bartender with a long history in the local restaurant scene, opened up Nashville’s first meadery. All of the meads here come from Honeytree Meadery’s own apiary, which is spread across two locations holding more than 30 bee colonies. Each glass contains notes of the honey used to produce it—from a milder wildflower to fragrant orange blossom—while some contain custom infusions of aromatics such as fresh ginger or pineapple and sage. Welbon, ever the IPA-enthusiast, adds his own flair with a dry-hopped variation. As a bonus, the meadery has one of the best backyard patios in town, complete with a roaring fire and beeswax artworks by Randy Purcell. It’s the perfect spot to kick back with an order of tacos from Alebrije, the truck perpetually parked outside. Named for a Mexican cryptid, the business is the creation of chef Edgar Victoria, who hails from Mexico City. Victoria sources masa from small-scale producers for his tlayudas, huaraches, and tortillas. Check their Instagram to keep an eye out for specials, like tamales made with blue conico corn masa.  ( 13 min )
    How to Trace Food History With Ancient Leftovers
    Katherine Moore spends her days surrounded by bones. On the lower floor of the Penn Museum, down an elevator beside the café and through two locked doors, her lab’s shelves are stacked with the skeletal remains of everything from llamas and cattle to pigs, fish, and guinea pigs. This isn’t just any cabinet of curiosities: It’s the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM), and its osteological library is a key tool in Moore’s mission to unpack our historical eating habits. “Look at that rough break,” she says, holding up a cow’s tibia from the 18th century. “That shows that this animal has been butchered and prepared for meat in a very informal, non-market-based way.” She notes that bones from later centuries often sport cleaner cuts, showing that the meat was sawn car…  ( 21 min )
    Tailor in Nashville, Tennessee
    Every week, Thursday through Sunday, Vivek Surti throws the best dinner party in Nashville. There’s a comfortable rhythm to the evening: guests stagger in roughly an hour before service to sip bourbon-spiked Fruit Tea Punch in a chandelier- and velvet-bedecked parlor.  Gradually, everyone takes their seats in the main dining room, where Surti holds court over an open kitchen. Over the next couple of hours, a procession of eight to 10 dishes emerge, each accompanied by a short introductory story by Surti. As guests nibble on, say, a dish of chevdo, a chaat-like snack mixture with peanuts and roasted chickpeas, he’ll explain how his mother used to pack bags of the stuff for family road trips.  “I really started it off for friends—the goal was never to make it into a restaurant,” Surti sa…  ( 14 min )
    Santa's Pub in Nashville, Tennessee
    Situated a safe distance from the freewheeling mania of Broadway, Nashville’s honky tonk ground zero, Santa’s Pub is blissfully free from bachelorettes and bullshit. The owner, nicknamed “Santa” for his Kris Kringle-worthy beard, is something of an icon around these parts.  Gussied up with Christmas lights, North Pole-centric paraphernalia, and a decade’s worth of Sharpie bathroom stall graffiti, this converted double-wide trailer is a dive bar stripped down to its essence. Don’t even think about asking for a cocktail—the bartenders stick to dirt-cheap beers, which suits everyone just fine. You’re not here for fussy drinks; you’re here for the vibes.  Santa’s Pub is the type of watering hole where just about everyone is a regular—and those that aren’t will feel like it after an hour or two. The crowd is a mix of crusty old-timers, twentysomethings downing PBRs, and warmly welcomed travelers.  On any given night, half the room is probably in a band—a fact that comes in handy when it’s karaoke time. Expect to hear some killer country music covers, all without paying a cover charge. If you plan on taking your turn at the mic, know that Santa takes the stage rules seriously: “No Beer, No Cussin', and No Cigarettes on Santa's stage!” Sing a song that’s too vulgar and expect to be booted off.  ( 13 min )
    Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish in Nashville, Tennessee
    Perched at what feels like the gateway to East Nashville, this diminutive house of pain provides hot chicken–seekers with a spice challenge they won't soon forget. The interior is simple, with nostalgic flare and additional seating out back. The menu is equally spartan, sticking to a succinct list of bone-in poultry parts, along with both catfish and whiting filets, all flawlessly seasoned and fried to an audible crunch.  While Nashville has no shortage of restaurants serving excellent renditions of its famous chicken, Bolton's has a particularly storied legacy. Bolton Matthews, who co-founded the restaurant with his wife Dolly in 1997, was the nephew of hot chicken legend Bolton Polk, who worked his way up through the kitchens at Prince's Hot Chicken Shack. Before he passed away, Polk left his secret recipe to Matthews. In an oral history interview with Southern Foodways Alliance, Dolly said of customers demanding their chicken, “They were banging on the door... Says it gives them a rush. They can breathe better. They can function better at work because they’re more alert.”  It’s easy to see how one bite will wake you up. A word to the wise: imagine spice levels here running large. As in, mild is really medium—so on and so forth. Don't try to be a hero when you order or you'll end up crying in front of every diner in the restaurant.  ( 13 min )
    St. Thomas Cathedral in Mumbai, India
    The first Anglican church in (then) Bombay, the St Thomas Cathedral is the historic center of Mumbai. While it was built in December 1718, it was finally consecrated as a cathedral only in 1837. The St Thomas Cathedral is recognized as the "Zero Point" of the city of Bombay, as distances along all major roads were measured from here. Of the original 16 markers, 11 are still found in their original location (though broken or dilapidated), and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) restored all 16 in 2022. One of the city's major railways and the headquarters of the Western Railways of India, the Churchgate railway station was named after the old gate, which directly led to the St Thomas Cathedral. Demolished in 1860, the gate was one of three that fortified the city of Bombay. It wasn't until a decade later in 1870 that Churchgate was declared a station. The church is dotted with epitaphs for martyred soldiers and a prominent memorial for the first Bishop of Bombay, the Right Reverend Thomas Carr, and is populated with multiple stained glass windows designed by Victorian artists from England.  ( 13 min )
    Ulaanbaatar City Museum in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Next to Ulaanbaatar’s prominent Wrestling Palace are two small aquamarine-colored buildings. These are both over a hundred years old and are two of the city’s oldest remaining buildings. One is a Korean restaurant and the other is the Ulaanbaatar City Museum.  This small but charming museum showcases Ulaanbaatar’s history from a nomadic encampment to a modern metropolis. Previously known as Urga and Ikh Khuree, the communist-led government gave the name Ulaanbaatar, or “red hero,” to honor Mongolian revolutionary leader Sukhbaatar.  Exhibits include historic maps, paintings, artwork, and photos depicting Ulaanbaatar’s history from the past to the present. There are even Lego replicas of city landmarks. Toward the exit is a life-sized cardboard cutout of Öndör Gongor, the famous two-meter-tall giant.  ( 12 min )
    What Are the World’s Roundest and Most Rectangular Countries?
    Take look at a map of Turkey and you’ll have to agree: It’s a curiously box-shaped country. "Why?" is the wrong question. Like most international borders, Turkey’s are the result of geopolitical accident, not of aesthetic or geometric design. A more pertinent query: How rectangular is Turkey? Is it, perhaps, the most rectangular country in the world? To answer that question, you’d have to find a dataset that minutely describes the borders of all countries on Earth and devise an algorithm that compares each country’s shape to an optimum rectangle with the same area. That’s exactly what Australian geo-statistician David Barry did. His conclusion: Turkey is only the 15th most rectangular country in the world. The winner: Egypt. Inevitably, one esoteric geographical question led to its…  ( 19 min )
    6 Stories of Aliens and the Unexplained That Are Just Out of This World
    There's as little agreement about World UFO Day as there is about the alien lifeforms that may (or may not) pilot them. Some look to the stars on June 24, the day in 1947 when a pilot claimed to see "flying saucers" over Mount Rainier, while others await first contact on July 2, the day that same year when something crashed in the New Mexico desert near Roswell. But for those who believe the truth is out there, the goal is the same: to raise awareness that humans may not be alone in the universe. To mark World UFO Day 2023, we explored the Atlas Obscura archive for stories of science, mystery, and why we are obsessed with the unexplained. Victorians Wanted to Contact Aliens Using Giant Mirrors by Sarah Laskow German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss was one of many 19th-century scie…  ( 18 min )
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    Fantasy, Faith and Physics
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    The spiny terminological conundrum of ekhidna and ekhinos
    [This is a guest post by Stewart Nicol] Greek particles I am a zoologist and comparative physiologist who has worked extensively on the monotremes, the platypus and the echidna. I have been putting together some notes on the naming of the these animals. After originally being placed in the genus Myrmecophaga with the other, totally unrelated, […]  ( 8 min )
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    Privacy-invading horse nationalism (ask and ye shall receive)
    The census will request information on each horse’s equine identification document (passport) number, microchip number, age, current residence, second career, and more to provide a robust view of the 2023 British retired racehorse population. The six-month census has been launched in partnership with Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), British Racing’s official aftercare charity, funded by the […] The post Privacy-invading horse nationalism (ask and ye shall receive) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Ben Shot. I'm searching for this commercial ... by the king of texas In reply to ged. Walk into FRance and leave it a smoking dump ... by ged In reply to ged. What have you learned besides victimhood? Do ... by ged sorry 4 b n so crass, but risk your life leaving a shthole to ... by ged In reply to the king of texas. AI blab by ged Plus 10 more... Related Stories GRE scores by university major Long-term relatedness and income distribution Vaccination sentences to ponder  ( 6 min )
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    Update Schedule A!
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    When computer vision works more like a brain, it sees more like people do
    Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.  ( 10 min )
    Educating national security leaders on artificial intelligence
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    Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions
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    Defining decisions in studies of visualization and human centered AI
    This is Jessica. A few years ago, Dimara and Stasko published a paper pointing to the lack of decision tasks in evaluation of visualization research, where it’s common to talk about decision-making, but then to ask simpler perceptual style questions … Continue reading →  ( 19 min )
    Incompetent officeholders, retractions of published papers, and norms
    Reading this story of Dianne Feinstein’s apparent dementia reminds me of when she was first running for the Senate, a few decades ago, and advertised herself as the only Democrat favoring both abortion and the death penalty. I understand the … Continue reading →  ( 17 min )
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    Another Window on Gravitational Waves
    If you follow astronomers on twitter, you may have heard some rumblings. For the last week or so, a few big collaborations have been hyping up an announcement of “something big”. Those who knew who those collaborations were could guess the topic. Everyone else found out on Wednesday, when the alphabet soup of NANOGrav, EPTA, […]  ( 11 min )
    Adjoint Brascamp-Lieb inequalities
    Jon Bennett and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our paper “Adjoint Brascamp-Lieb inequalities“. In this paper, we observe that the family of multilinear inequalities known as the Brascamp-Lieb inequalities (or Holder-Brascamp-Lieb inequalities) admit an adjoint formulation, and explore the theory of these adjoint inequalities and some of their consequences. To motivate matters let […]  ( 15 min )
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    Lab-Grown Meat Approved for Sale: What You Need to Know
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    Climate Law Will Slash Emissions--Maybe Halving Them by 2035
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    Here's How CDC Can Put the 'Public' Back in Public Health
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    We Need to Better Regulate Nutraceuticals
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    Earth's Aphelion Isn't the Reason for the Seasons
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    Can Your Body's Response to Music Predict Hit Songs? A New AI Study Claims It Can
    A new study suggests AI can analyze cardiac activity to predict whether a song will be a hit before it’s released. But some hit song scientists are skeptical
    Europe's Euclid Space Telescope Is Launching a New Era in Studies of the 'Dark Universe'
    The Euclid mission will probe dark energy and dark matter like never before, setting the stage for an international, multiobservatory push to solve some of the universe’s deepest mysteries
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    Graph Data Modeling with Python
    I am so excited to announce that I have a new book (in collaboration with Packt) that has just been launched, written with my co-author, the wonderful Matt Jackson. This books takes you from a nascent understanding of graph data science methods to a more confident user, all in under 250 ... Continue reading: Graph Data Modeling with Python  ( 10 min )
    Simplifying File Management in R: Introducing file.rename()
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    Using a Data Dictionary to Recode Columns with dplyr
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    Mentoring & training program for Scientific Open Source Champions
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    the ‘ultimate command reference’ for Mac terminal
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    BMJ journal retracts e-cigarette paper after authors disclose tobacco industry funding late in the process
    BMJ Open has retracted a paper describing a study in which people with diabetes will be switched from cigarettes to vaping after the journal learned – late in the process of publication – that the authors were indirectly funded by the tobacco company, Philip Morris International. The paper, “International randomised controlled trial evaluating metabolic syndrome … Continue reading BMJ journal retracts e-cigarette paper after authors disclose tobacco industry funding late in the process  ( 8 min )
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    Adjoint Brascamp-Lieb inequalities
    Jon Bennett and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our paper “Adjoint Brascamp-Lieb inequalities“. In this paper, we observe that the family of multilinear inequalities known as the Brascamp-Lieb inequalities (or Holder-Brascamp-Lieb inequalities) admit an adjoint formulation, and explore the theory of these adjoint inequalities and some of their consequences. To motivate matters let […]  ( 15 min )
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    Is There An Illusion Of Moral Decline?
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    short trip to a theocracy
    Besides attending a workshop on my research themes and meeting researchers from that field, a supplementary incentive for attending Stochastic Numerics and Statistical Learning was to catch a glimpse of Saudi Arabia and its idiosyncrasies.  While this is far from my first time visiting a Muslim theocracy, remembering a most enlightening (if penniless) backpacking trip […]  ( 7 min )
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    How Do CPAP Machines Treat Sleep Apnea?
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    Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism
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    Gantouw Pass Wagon Trail in Sir Lowry's Pass, South Africa
    The Wagon Pass has a rich history that dates back centuries, serving as a vital connection between regions and bearing witness to the struggles and perseverance of early travelers. Originally, the path was used by migratory elands, elephants, and the indigenous Khoi people, who called it T'kanna Ouwe or Gantouw. The English explorer, author, and artist Thomas Baines first traveled to South Africa in the 1840s. In one of his later accounts of traveling through the country, he described this pass. "At the first part of it, the road is not very steep," he wrote, "but as soon as the traveller enters the hollow way of the Roode Hoogte (the Red Heights) the difficulty of the ascent begins." He described the "barren, reddish, clayey, ferruginous earth" and the rocky mountain." Despite the diff…  ( 14 min )
    Hotel Monte Santo in Huntsville, Alabama
    Monte Sano (Spanish for “Mountain of Health”), is a tranquil mountain overlooking Huntsville, Alabama. In the late 1800s, the North Alabama Improvement Company built a 233-room health spa and hotel on the mountain. Not long after its opening, the Monte Sano Hotel became one of the top spas in the nation with registered guests including some famous names like the Vanderbilt family, William Waldorf Astor, Helen Keller, and Jay Gould. While operating it was known as the epitome of class and extravagance in Huntsville. It closed in 1900 but reopened in 1917 before closing once again and being torn down for salvage in 1944. All that remains of the hotel is the brick chimney with little to show of the extravagance of its heyday.  ( 12 min )
    Edessa Restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee
    Driving down Nashville’s Nolensville Pike often feels like the equivalent of a global culinary smorgasbord. From Degthai, which serves fiery tom yum noodles that would feel right at home in Bangkok, to killer tamales, sopes, and more at Tacos Y Mariscos El Amigo, the options verge on overwhelming. One fan favorite that never fails is Edessa’s, which packs in regulars nightly despite its strip mall parking lot digs, thanks to ample portions of Kurdish and Turkish dishes. Co-owner Mesut Kelik is just one of more than 15,000 expats who make up Nashville’s Kurdish diaspora community—one of the largest in the world. For centuries, the Kurds have existed across the borders of multiple nations, a cultural and geographic diversity reflected in their cuisine. Edessa is named in honor of an ancient Mesopotamian city in what is now Turkey, where Armenian, Arab, Kurdish, and Turkish peoples all coexisted.  Everything on the expansive menu here is made and presented with care, from the clay pot kebab, a sumptuously seasoned lamb stew poured tableside from an earthen vessel, to the su boregi, a many-layered appetizer of generously buttered, whisper-thin dough oozing molten cheese. The spoon-tender lamb shank is a particular highlight.  ( 13 min )
    The Horn in Nashville, Tennessee
    Notes of green cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves hit your palate first, balanced by a restrained sweetness. Made with impeccably steeped black leaf tea, The Horn's chai is to the sugary chai mix served at many American cafes what a Milanese master barista's espresso pull is to the free, stale drip coffee you might find in an office. And while we can't fully condone the playful sign on the wall declaring this, “The only Chai that matters in Nashville,” it is a cut above. The Horn has offered Nashville’s thriving community of more than 3,000 Somali refugees a taste of home since 2014, when Hassan Rasul opened the café with his sons, Ahmed and Zakariya. Each morning, the Rasuls lay out an assortment of sweet and savory treats, including malawah (lacy crepes), nafaqo (crispy mashed potato patties stuffed with egg), and mandazi (fried puff pastry). The real stars here are the sambusas, the Somali cousins of samosas, which come fried to a pillowy crunch. You can't go wrong with the expertly seasoned traditional beef or veggie fillings. That said, the Rasuls also offer a rotating selection of Deep Southern riffs, including a Nashville hot chicken–inspired number and a “Smokin’ BBQ Chicken.” Most unexpectedly delightful of all might be the “Cheesy Breakfast” option, which tucks an egg-and-cheese into a flaky triangular pocket.  ( 13 min )
    Dino's in Nashville, Tennessee
    The watchful eyes of Dolly Parton preside over the disco ball-bedecked interior of East Nashville’s oldest dive bar. Her face, drawn, collaged, and printed in Mattel-pink is everywhere between the graffiti-plastered walls and under the strings of Christmas tree lights. One especially large cardboard cutout, a gift from local artist Brett Douglas Hunter, has been repeatedly stolen and returned with great drama to the bar. Dino’s, which has been serving cheap beers and bourbons until the hazy late-late hours of the night since the 1970s, feels like a timewarp, even if it’s had a few subtle, behind-the scenes touch-ups over years.  In 2015, Nashville restaurant duo Miranda Whitcomb Pontes and Alex Wendkos stepped in to run the joint. Luckily, the pair knew what made Dino’s so special in the first place and chose not to mess with it too much. The vibes remain impeccable and the cheeseburger is as good as when Anthony Bourdain dug it. Order yours “Animal Style,” with plenty of mustard, pickles, sauce, and onions, plus a fried egg or bacon, if you’re feeling it. Don’t skip the fries. Like any great dive, Dino’s hits best long after its competition calls it a night. Come hang with other East Nashville industry types getting off their shifts until 3 a.m. seven nights a week. Or if you prefer to drink under the harsh light of day, stop by Dolly’s Lemonade Stand, a giant lemon crowned by a sculptural rendition of the country diva, that serves as a satellite bar Thursday through Saturday. In 2022, not long after her namesake lemonade stand opened, Parton herself swung by. She left a signed photograph that says, “Dino’s, I will always love you. Love, Dolly.”  ( 13 min )
    Birthplace of Horace Mann in Franklin, Massachusetts
    On East Central Street along Massachusetts Route 140 in Franklin, there is a historical marker that is easy to miss. Nestled among several small bushes and under a tree, lies a stone marker dedicated to the "Father of American Education," Horace Mann. Mann was born on May 4, 1796, in Franklin, Massachusetts, to a relatively poor farming family. As a teenager, he usually received no more than six weeks of schooling per year. However, he made extensive use of the Franklin Public Library, the oldest in the nation, and enrolled in Brown University graduating in three years in 1819 as a valedictorian. He practiced and studied law in the area and was elected to the Massachusetts Legislature in 1827. He was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1835 and spent considerable effort focusing…  ( 13 min )
    Crescent Mill in Hiko, Nevada
    Crescent Mill was probably the earliest mining infrastructure built in this part of Nevada, in the late 1860s. It was possibly located here due to water availability from Crescent Spring, and this spring still fills a water tank at the site. The mill was intended to process ore from local silver strikes, but it initially shut down in 1867 after only 10 days of operation. With new financial backing, it re-opened and ran from 1869 to 1871, with some desultory activity thereafter, but as was so often the case the grade and volume of ore was inadequate to repay the investment. The most prominent remnant is the chimney for the smelter, but there are fragments of other ruins in the vicinity. The area now lies at the extreme southwestern corner of Basin and Range National Monument. Please take only pictures and leave only footprints.  ( 14 min )
    Pohang Space Walk in Pohang, South Korea
    The steel tracks peeking above the trees in Pohang's Hwanho Park are reminiscent of a typical seaside amusement park. But if you look closely, you will see people, not roller coaster cars, traversing the tracks in this park. In fact, Pohang's Space Walk was designed to be enjoyed on foot. Korea's largest walkable art installation began development in 2019 by Pohang's city government in partnership with two German artists, Heiki Mutter and Ulrich Genth. Visitors brave enough to traverse the 717 steps will be treated to spectacular views of Youngil Bay and Youngildae Beach. But Pohang's seaside location is not the only feature that makes it the perfect home for the Space Walk. POSCO, Korea's largest steel manufacturer, is headquartered in Pohang, where the 317 tons of steel used in this art piece were produced. The Space Walk is expected to become a permanent feature of Pohang's skyline as a special nod to the impressive steel manufacturing that takes place in the city.  ( 13 min )
    Sach’s Bridge in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    This historic covered bridge built in 1852, was used by both Union and Confederate troops during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Union Forces crossed on July 1st and Confederate Troops fled the battle on July 4th. Designated as Pennsylvania’s “most historic bridge” in 1938, it is also registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Built by David Stoner for $1,544, this 100-foot long and 15-foot wide bridge crosses over Marsh Creek and is a beautiful place for a walk and picnic (and it may even be haunted).  ( 12 min )
    National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Warren County, New Jersey
    The National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is nestled away on 150 acres of scenic farmland in New Jersey. It was built in 1978 and is dedicated to the message of Fatima, reportedly delivered directly from the Mother of God to three Portuguese children in 1917. The Blue Army was founded in 1946 by Harold Colgan, a parish priest of St Mary in Plainfield, New Jersey. Colgan had fallen critically ill and was hospitalized. In the hospital, he prayed to Our Lady of Fatima that if she cured him, he would spend the rest of his life spreading devotion to her. Colgan recovered and began preaching about the Virgin Mary shortly after. Towering 130 feet above the shrine is a bronze statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with the roof representing her mantle flowing over and protecting her children. Sister Lucia de Jesus dos Santos, the last survivor of the original three children that the vision of Our Lady of Fatima was brought in as a consultant on the shrine. There are many bronze statues dotting the grounds. Including an exact replica of the Chapel of Apparitions at Fatima, one of few such replicas in the world. There is plenty of parking and please be respectful of the grounds.  ( 13 min )
    Potter County Moon Tree in Coudersport, Pennsylvania
    This is a sycamore tree grown from a seed that traveled to the Moon aboard Apollo 14 on January 31, 1971. The sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) planted at Coudersport Area Recreational Park in the late 1970s and has grown to a height of over 40 feet.  There’s a plaque commemorating the tree, which is one of many "moon trees" that were planted across the country after the seeds were carried on Apollo 14.  ( 12 min )
    Bennington Centre Cemetery in Bennington, Vermont
    One of the oldest burial grounds in the state of Vermont is the Bennington Centre Cemetery. The attached Old First Church was established in 1762. That same year, the first headstone was placed.  Today, the Bennington Centre Cemetery Association maintains the grounds. Signs have been placed to identify not only notable people buried in the cemetery but also to showcase the work of the stone carvers. Most famous among the headstones is the grave of author Robert Frost.  Revolutionary War Soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Bennington in August 1777 are also buried in the cemetery. There is a total of 75 soldiers buried on the grounds. Carver Zerubbabel Collins is responsible for about 40 of the headstones on the grounds, and several are attributed to his apprentice Benjamin Dyer.  ( 12 min )
    Podcast: No Taste Like Home
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, host Dylan Thuras takes us on a journey into the world of foraging with Alan Muscat, a foraging educator based in Asheville, North Carolina. Muscat, the CEO of "No Taste Like Home," leads foraging tours where participants can discover the abundant wild foods growing in the forests surrounding Asheville. Asheville is not only a haven for foragers but also a destination with countless food adventures and culinary tours, including farm tours, guided food tours, a cheese trail, coffee tours, and picnics. Visit ExploreAsheville.com to plan and discover the incredible food experiences waiting for you. Listen now and learn about North Carolina's incredible biodiversity and explore the surprising and delicious flavors of foraged ingredients found in nature's grocery store.  ( 15 min )
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    Was Minnesota’s Northwest Angle formed due to a 1783 survey error?
    Yes. Minnesota’s Northwest Angle is separated by water from the rest of the state, but a surveying error led to it becoming part of Minnesota rather than Canada, according to research compiled by the Minnesota Historical Society.  ( 9 min )
    D.C. Memo: SCOTUS college admission ruling roils Minnesota schools
    Plus: McCollum takes on GOP over defense bill.  ( 19 min )
    Minnesota schools still struggling financially despite historic funding from Legislature
    Plus: Minnesota towns navigate marijuana legalization; Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness fully open; Wild select native Minnesotan in draft; and more.  ( 6 min )
    Through her own recovery, Bush Fellowship recipient saw a need for addiction resources in Minnesota’s East African community
    When she began her own journey of recovery from substance abuse disorder in 2009, Farhia Budul saw a need for culturally specific services. Her organization — the first of its kind in the U.S. — provides addiction recovery and awareness services to Minnesota's East African community.  ( 30 min )
    ‘Think hard’ about Met Council’s ability to oversee any future light rail construction, says auditor
    Legislative Auditor Judy Randall's comments came amid a series of special audits directed by the Legislature to dig into the Southwest Light Rail Transit project.  ( 24 min )
    Before I fire up the grill
    We’re in the LAST DAY of our summer member drive, and we’re still 49 new or renewing members away from reaching our goal by midnight.  ( 6 min )
    Weekend Picks: Jersey Boys, indie folk music and Taste of Minnesota returns
    Plus: New Latin American exhibit at Mia; The Head and the Heart performs in Waite Park; local artists and best friends open new exhibit; and more.  ( 16 min )
    The looming loss of Medicaid coverage for more than 500,000 Minnesota children is a crisis situation
    Approximately 42% of Minnesotan children risk losing health care coverage unless their families submit Medicaid renewal paperwork amidst access barriers.  ( 11 min )
    New ordinance bans smoking, vaping in all St. Cloud parks
    Plus: Stone Arch Bridge to temporarily close after last year's "chaos"; Taylor Swift fans broke records with lodging; Duluth volunteer pastor arrested; and more.  ( 8 min )
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    Two Years Before the Mast, by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
    A Harvard student embarks on a two-year voyage as a sailor aboard a merchant ship, exposing the harsh conditions of life at sea in the 19th century.  ( 3 min )
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    My Advice For New Writers: Write Nonfiction Like Fiction
    Nonfiction shouldn’t be drier than a Popeye’s biscuit Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 16 min )
    What Do Different Points of View in Writing Teach Us about Life
    Life lessons through creative writing Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Q&A: ‘The Resident’ Creator Amy Holden Jones Looks Back at Her Long Career (Part 2 of 2)
    The trailblazing screenwriter/director breaks down the bumpy road from helming a slasher film to creating her hit medical series for Fox Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 27 min )
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    Reparations, Reaction, and Realpolitik
    Preface, June 29, 2023: Today the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions. Unlike others cases that this court has decided, notably Dobbs, this decision accords with American public opinion. Odd, then, that in such a climate activists are accelerating the push for racial reparations. Odd and counterproductive for their–for our–cause. About two […]  ( 17 min )
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    SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK takes a step toward us
    To escape our predicament, we cannot just cling to multi-party liberal democracy. Rather, we must find new ways of building social consensus and establishing active links between political parties and civil society. The immediate task is to oppose the new left-right populists, and that may require aligning with exponents of capitalist liberal democracy – just […] The post SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK takes a step toward us appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Anon. He philosophizes for it, but also at, on, ... by Ben Shot 6 trillion dollars. Every. Single. Year. You will never end ... by notRover In reply to Agreed. You are just saying that because of ... by Cancelled for wongthink In reply to Cancelled for wongthink. Labor theory of value ... by Dismalist In reply to DeQuan. Paying is different than charming. by Wondering Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman +1 For the Veil of Ignorance *All Desire is a Desire for Being*  ( 6 min )
    Tiny markets in everything
    A minuscule handbag measuring just 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide) sold for over $63,000 at an online auction Wednesday. Barely visible to the human eye, the fluorescent yellowish-green bag is based on a popular Louis Vuitton design — though it is the work of a New York art […] The post Tiny markets in everything appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments good thing no one sneezed while they were taking that pic by blue jay “Some people have more money than sense.” by byomtov This is approximately as practical as the Gucci bags on which ... by Formerly K This reminds me very much of the Third Policeman where one of ... by Russell In reply to Dinwar. If you consider $1K – $3K de minimis I ... by De minimis Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Thursday assorted links
    1. Education vs. cohort control. 2. Economics of generic medicines. 3. Cecilia Rouse is the new president of Brookings. 4. Oregon school performance is cratering. 5. The oldest known customer complaint? 6. How much does IQ explain why liberals are overrepresented in sociology? 7. Not my view, sad! I would opt for Aztec UFOs, with […] The post Thursday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to TMC. The obvious answer is that sociology isn't ... by I read it this way, too! In reply to gjk. “Yes, I'm assuming without proof for the ... by Cosmic Bob #6. A “vocabulary ” test?!? Pretty sure their psychologist ... by james What's more likely, visitation by an alien species, or an ... by UFO 👽 In reply to peri. Excellent point and sadly all too true. ... by Wanda Tinasky Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Korean markets in everything
    One restaurant in Seoul rose to notoriety after “politely declining” people over 49 (on the basis men of that age might harass female staff), while in 2021, a camping ground in Jeju sparked heated debate with a notice saying it did not accept reservations from people aged 40 or above. Citing a desire to keep […] The post Korean markets in everything appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to M. The individual’s terms. Society agreed ... by mel In reply to mel. “On our own terms” Own = the ... by M In reply to peri. Well, that depends if you think you are ... by peri In reply to peri. I suspect that the manners timeline would ... by Hazel Meade In reply to peri. Relatedly, I wonder if some of us who might ... by peri Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Harried Leisure Class Is American Culture Becoming More Pro-Business? High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota  ( 6 min )
    My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman
    Here is the audio, video, and transcript.  Here is the episode summary: In his second appearance, Reid Hoffman joined Tyler to talk everything AI: the optimal liability regime for LLMs, whether there’ll be autonomous money-making bots, which agency should regulate AI, how AI will affect the media ecosystem and the communication of ideas, what percentage […] The post My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Peirce's views on the reality of possibility, and meaning as ... by Casey In reply to zztop. Reid, not Reed. by zztop Newflash: Inflection AI $1.3 billion haul! Congrats Reed and co. by zztop In reply to Wondering. The fact is he was on the island and ... by Ron Barlin In reply to Ron Barlin. You have no facts. There are many ... by Wondering Plus 10 more... Related Stories My Conversation with Noam Chomsky +1 For the Veil of Ignorance Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity?  ( 7 min )
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    How to Roast Spaghetti Squash
    Perfectly roasted spaghetti squash is crisp-tender with a neutral flavor that is great simply as is or tossed with your favorite sauce. The secret to success is in our unusual cutting method.  ( 17 min )
    Prime Day Is Almost Here—This Is What Serious Eats Staffers Will Be Buying
    We asked Serious Eats staffers what they’re most looking forward to buying on Prime Day. Some of the items are already on sale.  ( 23 min )
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    The AI threat: keep calm and carry on
    Three weekends ago, I delivered a keynote here: New Directions in Chinese Language Education in the 21st Century The Eighth International Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Swarthmore College, June 9-10, 2023 ———– Abbreviations:     AI — Artificial Intelligence     DT — Digital Technology     IT — Information Technology     DH — Digital […]  ( 10 min )
    Cooperative creation with Generative AI
    A couple of weeks ago, John Hansen tried "an experiment to see if I could successfully combine random and seemingly unconnected topics into one poem", and reported the results on Medium. This experiment was quickly reproduced by Adrian CDTPPW, Block Wife, and Robert G. Longpré. The structure was Choose three random words (No AI involved […]  ( 8 min )
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    Book Review: The ‘Father of Gynecology’ and His Enslaved Patient
    J.C. Hallman’s “Say Anarcha” is a deeply researched but ultimately flawed revisionist biography of J. Marion Sims, a celebrated surgeon who operated without anesthesia on young enslaved Black women and teenagers. The “speculative nonfiction” is best understood alongside other major works.  ( 15 min )
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    The Big Banks Aren’t Stressed
    Also hot money, DWAC insider trading and police insider trading.  ( 2 min )
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    Science paper marked with expression of concern after readers pointed out data issue
    A paper published in Science two years ago has been flagged with an expression of concern while the editors give the authors a chance to correct a data issue identified by two different readers.  “Light-induced mobile factors from shoots regulate rhizobium-triggered soybean root nodulation,” was published in September 2021 and has been cited 43 times, … Continue reading Science paper marked with expression of concern after readers pointed out data issue  ( 7 min )
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    The 10 Most Underrated Movies From Steven Spielberg
    In more ways than none, Steven Spielberg is synonymous with the art of film directing. Not only is his commercial success unparalleled, but he is also responsible for some of the most iconic films, characters, images, and thematic ideas of Hollywood history. In essence, Spielberg is the ideal filmmaker, equally populous and crowd-pleasing as he […]  ( 10 min )
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    If the Nobel Prize winners and the bigshots at the National Cancer Institute are doing hype on the daily, then it makes sense that the loser wannabe bigshots at the Cleveland Clinic and the Scripps Translational Science Institute will imitate that behavior.
    In a 2018 opinion piece, “Why was Theranos so believable? Medicine needs to look in the mirror,” Michael Joyner wrote: I [Joyner] watched the recent “60 Minutes” report on the rise and fall of Theranos, the test-everything-with-a-fingerstick company that recently … Continue reading →  ( 23 min )
    Workflow for robust and efficient projection predictive inference
    Yann McLatchie, Sölvi Rögnvaldsson, Frank Weber, and I (Aki) write in a new preprint “Robust and efficient projection predictive inference” The concepts of Bayesian prediction, model comparison, and model selection have developed significantly over the last decade. As a result, … Continue reading →  ( 11 min )
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    Rattle and Hum
    A lot of us have been waiting for a long time to hear this news! The NANOGrav collaboration has announced strong evidence of a background of low frequency gravitational waves emitted from supermassive black hole mergers. Their detection methods are pulsar timing arrays (still one of those fantastically simple, cool … Click to continue reading this post → The post appeared first on .Rattle and HumAsymptotia  ( 7 min )
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    Lessons Learned From Running R in Production
    Introduction Continue reading: Lessons Learned From Running R in Production  ( 33 min )
    Building a basic Shiny app with Golem – Part II (Video)
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Building a basic Shiny app with Golem – Part II (Video)  ( 7 min )
    Tidy Tuesday Revisited: Interactive Map of Arlington Historic Neighborhoods
    This week’s TidyTuesday is about place names as recorded by the US Board on Geographic Names. The dataset has been cleaned to include only populated places. I ended up augmenting the dataset with information about Arlington Historic neighborhoods ... Continue reading: Tidy Tuesday Revisited: Interactive Map of Arlington Historic Neighborhoods  ( 11 min )
    How to Use a Windows .bat File to Execute an R Script
    Introduction Continue reading: How to Use a Windows .bat File to Execute an R Script  ( 12 min )
    How to self-publish a technical book on Leanpub and Amazon using Quarto
    UPDATE: I’ve update this blog post on the 30 of June 2023. I corrected a statement Continue reading: How to self-publish a technical book on Leanpub and Amazon using Quarto  ( 29 min )
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    Sure, Whatever, Let's Try Another Contra Caplan On Mental Illness
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    nAIture
    Plenty of AI related entries in Nature this week (8 June 2023): Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and videos (until they cannot spot them) AI intensifies fight against paper mills (as a further hindrance rather than an ally) AI learns to write sorting software on its own, through […]  ( 6 min )
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    nAIture
    Plenty of AI related entries in Nature this week (8 June 2023): Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and videos (until they cannot spot them) AI intensifies fight against paper mills (as a further hindrance rather than an ally) AI learns to write sorting software on its own, through […]  ( 6 min )
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    Flash sale
    Ben Zimmer spotted this interesting street sign in the New York Times photo essay, "DMs from New York City" (June 26, 2023). The Chinese says: suǒyǒu shāngpǐn所有商品"all merchandise" qīnghuò清货"clearance / liquidation of goods" jǐnjí chǔlǐ紧急处理"[must / will be] dealt with / handled urgently" It is true that chǔlǐ 处理 often, if not usually, means "process" […]  ( 8 min )
    Today I learned a new word
    The new-to-me word: assembloid. It occurred in the second (of 20!) bullet points that the blurb for a new publication, Brain Organoid & Systems Neuroscience Journal, lists under the heading Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Brain organogenesis and Neuronal cultures Methods for generating brain assembloids The rest of the list: […]  ( 9 min )
    Touring the Turing Test again
    The buzz about Large Language Models has re-ignited interest in Alan Turing's famous 1950 article "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". Two interesting recent discussions: Jessica Riskin, "A Sort of Buzzing Inside My Head", NYRB 6/25/2023, and Mustafa Suleyman, "The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma", Random House 9/5/2023. Suleyman's book won't be released […]  ( 12 min )
    Tasting History
    That's the name of a viral YouTube channel that I had never heard of, and now a popular book that Barbara Phillips Long called to my attention: My son gave me a copy of Tasting History, by Max Miller, which takes very old recipes and gives modern approximations of them. The book is handsomely printed, […]  ( 11 min )
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    Rejection: Embrace the Suck, Toughen Up, and Write Like a Badass
    Build Resilience, become a better writer Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    Dialogue Basics Every Fiction Writer Needs to Know
    Fundamentals for fantastic dialogue Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 11 min )
    Fall in Love If You Want Writing Goals That Stick
    Love isn’t always easy but it sure can be fulfilling. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Write Now With Isabella Maldonado
    Today’s Write Now interview features Isabella Maldonado, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A KILLER’S GAME. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 12 min )
    A 4-Minute Hack That Can Help You Fearlessly Write Online: Permission
    I’ve used this to get 6-figure book deal advances and 7-figure paychecks Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 12 min )
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    Do Minnesota’s public health insurance programs offer mental health coverage?
    Yes. MinnesotaCare, a state health care program for Minnesotans with low incomes, covers inpatient and outpatient mental health care, including psychotherapy, as well as hospital and residential services for substance use disorder.  ( 6 min )
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    Computer vision system marries image recognition and generation
    MAGE merges the two key tasks of image generation and recognition, typically trained separately, into a single system.  ( 8 min )
    Gamifying medical data labeling to advance AI
    MIT alumnus’ platform taps the wisdom of crowds to label medical data for AI companies.  ( 10 min )
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    Ragged Dick, by Horatio Alger Jr.
    A young shoeshiner rises the social ladder thanks to his wits, his work ethic, his honesty, and a bit of luck.  ( 2 min )
    The Public and Its Problems, by John Dewey
    A discussion of the political philosophy of a democratic society.  ( 3 min )
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    How is gold priced?
    That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: Those who remember or read about the 1980s may consider the price of gold to be a highly dramatic variable. During the postwar Bretton Woods years, the price of gold was pegged at $35 an ounce, but after Richard Nixon severed the […] The post How is gold priced? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to DaveW. And I remember that at some point during ... by Worley In reply to Non-zero chance. > chance of a dollar led ... by lol In reply to josh. Use archive.ph, almost always someone has ... by Advice In reply to Ricardo. An extra $3 per month in insurance would ... by Oh no In reply to harold. Internet commentators cannot read. by Once again Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    Wednesday assorted links
    1. Humans have used enough groundwater to shift the earth’s tilt. 2. Claims about recent problems in northeast (USA) airspace. 3. Hans Niemann lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen dismissed, some parts dismissed “with prejudice.” 4. Ernie 3.5, the new Baidu model.  你好吗! 5. Are there five billion dormant cell phones sitting around?  What should we do […] The post Wednesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Dinwar. “And since the water's not being ... by Glenn In reply to Hazel Meade. On some issues related to economics ... by Chuck37 In reply to blue jay. “This suggests that a substantial ... by Dinwar In reply to Rebarbativsky. Sorry, that was meant as a ... by Rebarbativsky In reply to Rebes. The pilots always lose control from ... by Rebarbativsky Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Singapore facts of the day, shareholder state edition
    The government (through holding company Temasek) has a minority stake in DBS Bank which is the largest company on the Singapore Exchange. The government has a majority stake in the two largest telecom companies: Singtel and Starhub, it has a majority stake in the flag carrier Singapore Airlines and it is the owner of CapitaLand […] The post Singapore facts of the day, shareholder state edition appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Harun. North Korea does not have market economy. ... by Aleksander In reply to Andrew M. it's a nice slogan and an admirable ... by wormbridge In reply to John Smith. have spent a fair bit of time in ... by wormbridge In reply to Vulcidian. Singapore is an example of smart ... by surfie In reply to mkt42. There is nothing about democracy that ... by asdf Plus 10 more... Related Stories My excellent Conversation with Reid Hoffman +1 For the Veil of Ignorance It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger  ( 7 min )
    *Nature* on AGI risk
    The journal has issued an official editorial, I’ll just present the headline: Stop talking about tomorrow’s AI doomsday when AI poses risks today In the short article AGI risk concerns are dismissed pretty summarily, without engagement.  Then it is followed by plenty of the standard lameness, such as: Further consultations about AI risks and regulations, […] The post *Nature* on AGI risk appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments As it stands, contra that earlier tweet from Rob Wiblin (does ... by pgbh In reply to Rahul. Nature is still anti-AI, just doing the ... by Mitra Dario In reply to PHinton. I'll have my bots get in touch with your ... by Scott H. In reply to Andrew M. Or are you assuming that racial ... by Did you just admit reality is racist? In reply to Timothy Taylor. Because AGW has become gospel ... by The shared deficiencies of the AI and AGW doomer "arguments" are obvious, but ignored by most Plus 10 more... Related Stories What should I ask Paul Graham? What does Geoffrey Hinton believe about AGI existential risk? India bots to the rescue  ( 8 min )
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    UBS Cuts Out Credit Suisse
    Also Lordstown, Rule 144 and MetaBirkins.  ( 2 min )
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    Pappardelle With Tuscan Pork Ragù
    This shredded pork sauce is rich and herbaceous, and pairs perfectly with thick, fresh pappardelle noodles.  ( 19 min )
    Creamy Corn Dip With Feta, Mint, and Tomatoes
    This joyously vibrant corn dip is loaded with sweet, fresh, briny, and herbal flavors, and unlike many others, it doesn't seize up and turn to rubber as it cools.  ( 16 min )
    Centrifugal vs. Masticating Juicers: What’s the Difference?
    We broke down the differences between centrifugal and masticating juicers and gave tested recommendations for each.  ( 15 min )
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    A 'Captured' Alien Planet May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System
    The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue planet
    World's Second Named Heat Wave Strikes Spain
    Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system
    How to Protect Yourself from Smoky Wildfire Air
    As giant plumes from fires in Canada billow over the U.S., experts explain what smoke does to your health—and how to protect yourself
    Early Human Ancestors Ate Each Other for Food, Fossil Leg Bone Suggests
    A fossilized hominin leg shows gashes that were probably made by stone tools
    That Tip-of-the-Tongue Feeling May Be an Illusion
    When you can’t remember a word, it might only feel like it’s on the tip of your tongue
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    9 Summer Night Sky Stories From Our Readers to Warm the Heart
    Whether you’re camping in New Mexico’s Cosmic Campground or trying to catch sight of Venus’s bright orb around sunrise or sunset, summer nights seem to invite us to look up at the twinkling sky and wonder at our place in it all. Stargazing and toasty bonfires just go together, like cecropia trees and Azteca ants. As part of our ongoing Summer of Wonder series, we recently asked readers on our Facebook page to tell us about their favorite stargazing memories. We compiled some of the most heartwarming and hilarious responses below, from meteors showering down on a newly eloped couple in Big Sur, California, to happening upon a friendly astronomer on top of a mountain on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island. If you’d like to join the conversation (and potentially be featured in other Atlas stories througho…  ( 22 min )
    Novak Djokovic and the Power of a Bosnian Pyramid
    Excerpted with permission from The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird, by Daniel Schreiber, published June 2023 by William Morrow. All rights reserved. You probably haven’t ever heard of the small city of Visoko in Bosnia. I certainly hadn’t until I started writing this book. For a long time it was a place that rarely popped up in international news. And even when it did, it usually only concerned one local resident, Adnan Nević, who became notable for being recognized by the United Nations as Earth’s official sixth-billionth human. Otherwise, it never really made much of a dent in global news coverage. Fortunes changed for the city in 2020, however, when Novak Djokovic, at the time the world’s top-ranked tennis player, started making pilgrimages there so h…  ( 25 min )
    Podcast: We Heart Disasters … With John Marr
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, host Dylan Thuras meets a teenage hero: author John Marr, who created the infamous Murder Can Be Fun zine and chronicled tales of usual amusement park ride deaths and other odd disasters. You can see back issues of Murder Can Be Fun here. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 13 min )
    Just How Super Is The Coming Supermoon?
    Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. The Moon is growing now, more and more of it visible every evening. Though it is technically full for just one night, it will look mostly full for a night or so before and after that. The bright summer Moon can be frustrating—it’s so dazzling, it drowns out the stars and fainter objects that many stargazers enjoy staying up late to see. And the coming full Moon will be one of the brightest of 2023: It’s the year’s first full Moon “supermoon.” Save…  ( 17 min )
    Karl Jansky Monument in Holmdel, New Jersey
    In 1931, Bell Laboratories physicist and radio researcher Karl Jansky set up a radio antenna on this site for experimental studies. While gathering data, his results were affected daily by static. He concluded that this was originating from space due to the fact that the time of maximum static changed by four minutes from day to day. By locating the direction where the signal was largest, he discovered that it came from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. With this first measurement, the field of radio astronomy came into existence. The name "Jansky" was given to the unit of radio flux density.  ( 12 min )
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    How can universities and journals better work together on research misconduct?
    When it comes to delays in correcting the scientific record — and less-than-helpful retraction notices — it’s not uncommon to see journals blaming universities for being slow and less than forthcoming, and universities blaming journals for being impatient and not respecting the confidentiality of their processes. So in 2021 and 2022, a group of university … Continue reading How can universities and journals better work together on research misconduct?  ( 10 min )
    “Truly devastating”: Four journals won’t get new Impact Factors this year because of citation shenanigans
    Clarivate, the company that assigns journals Impact Factors, this year will not give four journals updated versions of the controversial metric used by many institutions and publications as a shorthand for quality.  The journals will remain indexed in Web of Science, but won’t have an Impact Factor for this year in Clarivate’s 2023 Journal Citation … Continue reading “Truly devastating”: Four journals won’t get new Impact Factors this year because of citation shenanigans  ( 9 min )
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    heat-shield.space MIYAZAKI WORLD 📌 Artur Bień Adam Cadre 📌 Diffle 📌  ( 1 min )
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    Machine Learning workflow with tidymodels in R workshop
    Join our workshop on Machine Learning workflow with tidymodels in R, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!  Here’s some more info:  Title: Machine Learning workflow with tidymodels in R Date: Thursday, July 27th, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone) Speaker: Kelly Bodwin is an Associate Professor ... Continue reading: Machine Learning workflow with tidymodels in R workshop  ( 11 min )
    Nurturing Growth: Advancing Your IT Career in the Appsilon Tech Team
    In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, IT professionals need to stay ahead of the curve to remain competitive and relevant in their careers. That’s why, at Appsilon, we do our best to create opportunities for personal and professional development for all our team members. We foster a culture ... Continue reading: Nurturing Growth: Advancing Your IT Career in the Appsilon Tech Team  ( 18 min )
    Write a function with Python and R
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Write a function with Python and R  ( 7 min )
    Write a function with Python and R
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Write a function with Python and R  ( 7 min )
    Exploring Rolling Correlation with the rollapply Function: A Powerful Tool for Analyzing Time-Series Data
    Introduction Continue reading: Exploring Rolling Correlation with the rollapply Function: A Powerful Tool for Analyzing Time-Series Data  ( 11 min )
    May 2023: “Top 40” New CRAN Packages
    This will be my final R Views post offering my totally idiosyncratic selection of 40 CRAN packages. It has been a good run that began in August 2016. I would like to thank all of you who followed these posts. Your readership kept me going. I hope that the “Top 40” posts were ... Continue reading: May 2023: “Top 40” New CRAN Packages  ( 43 min )
    Fast creation of LFR Benchmark graphs in R
    Almost a year ago, I introduced my most recent network related R packages netUtils. The package is meant as a catch-all package where I Continue reading: Fast creation of LFR Benchmark graphs in R  ( 8 min )
    A Journey through Arrow in R
    How to join this free online event with Stephanie Hazlitt, Jonathan Keane and Nic Crane. Continue reading: A Journey through Arrow in R  ( 11 min )
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    The Invisible Effect Medical Notes Could Have on Care
    Studies have long shown that Black patients experience worse health outcomes compared to White patients, in part due to biased medical care. Now, researchers want to know how stigmatizing language affects their treatment. Does a patient described as “belligerent” or “non-compliant” get the same care?  ( 15 min )
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    Half empty or half full?
    The Washington Post recently had a story called “Black Americans More Upbeat but Fear Worsening Racism, poll finds.”  As the title shows, the results could be read in different ways.  Near the end, it said that most black employees had pretty favorable views of their own workplaces, but “beyond work, however, 17 percent of Black Americans say they often feel treated with less respect or feel as if they received bad service at a restaurant or store because of their race.” That was followed by a graph entitled “Fewer Black Americans say they are often treated poorly … than in 2006.”  The numbers of black people who say that various things happen to them “often” or “somewhat often” because of their race.                                                      2006       2023 Less respect than ot…  ( 11 min )
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    Every Flashing Element On Your Site Alienates And Enrages Users
    Warning: This post might give vulnerable people new sensory sensitivities
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    re-MCM’d
    When I entered the classroom on the Jussieu campus where the Monday morning session on PDMP was taking place, some friends told me a badge was waiting for me at the registration desk of MCM 2023! Most surprisingly since I had received a deregistration message a few weeks earlier. Great PDMP session with non-reversible tempering […]  ( 6 min )
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    re-MCM’d
    When I entered the classroom on the Jussieu campus where the Monday morning session on PDMP was taking place, some friends told me a badge was waiting for me at the registration desk of MCM 2023! Most surprisingly since I had received a deregistration message a few weeks earlier. Great PDMP session with non-reversible tempering […]  ( 6 min )
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    Exclusive: Researcher has “ceased employment” at university amid investigation and retraction
    A neurology researcher in Australia is no longer employed at his former university in the midst of a research misconduct investigation, Retraction Watch has learned. And the work of a co-author at another institution also is being assessed for possible research misconduct after sleuths alerted the university to comments on PubPeer about potential data issues … Continue reading Exclusive: Researcher has “ceased employment” at university amid investigation and retraction  ( 9 min )
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    3 Hard Truths That Can Liberate Writers From The Dark Side Of Writing
    It’s not always rosy, but it could still be worth it.  ( 13 min )
    Here’s How I Balance Writing, Work & Being a Mom
    I won’t pretend this is easy.  ( 13 min )
    Strengthen Your Story's Conflicts With One Question
    An Easy Way to Better Character Progression Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    My Ghostly Strategy: Avoid the Graveyard
    Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 19 min )
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    Nhớ Tuyết in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    “Đi ăn nhậu tối nay không?” is a phrase you’ll hear often throughout Vietnam. In literal terms, it translates to “let’s go eat and drink tonight,” but the use of the word nhậu evokes something deeper. To nhậu is to come together over plentiful food, typically eaten with your hands, and drink, typically generous amounts of beer. It’s the quintessential act of daily celebration, for no reason at all, that often lasts for hours and sometimes includes spontaneous sidewalk karaoke.  This is the ritual on display at Nhớ Tuyết, which literally means “missing or remembering snow,” though it’s really named after the owner, whose name is Tuyết. Come as the locals do: with a big group of friends. And enjoy a vast selection of seafood ranging from clams in lemongrass broth, to scallops topped with scallion oil and crushed peanuts, to colossal river prawns all cooked via your preferred preparation, whether that’s salt-toasted or tossed in a wok with tamarind sauce.  Beyond the seafood, Ms. Tuyết is known for her proprietary recipe for pâté, which comes in a thinner-than-usual texture with a sheet of burnt rice for scooping up as sort of a dip. There are also plenty of options for vegetarian diners, including an off-menu tofu in salted egg sauce. Your meal here will typically come with a full case of beer. At the end of the meal, they’ll count how many cans are left and charge accordingly.  ( 14 min )
    Bún Riêu Gánh in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    The first thing you encounter when you stumble on Bún Riêu Gánh is the colossal pot of red-orange crab broth simmering right there on the sidewalk. The name of the venue alludes to the gánh, or a wooden yoke traditionally used by street vendors to carry their goods, to which the pot is attached. From this pot, brimming with seafood and herbs, the shop’s owner, Mrs. Mai Thi Lien, ladles each bowl to order.  A four-decade-old mainstay located near the bustling Ben Thanh Market, the restaurant’s namesake noodle soup, bún riêu, combines rice vermicelli noodles, or bún, with riêu, or a crab paste which is typically combined with pork, shrimp, and prawns to create a solid, meatloaf-like consistency. Also in the bowl are heaping chunks of tofu as well as huyet, or coagulated pork blood, while a side plate of herbs includes perilla leaves and basil.  Though the dish is believed to have originated in northern Vietnam, it’s become one of the most popular noodle soups throughout the entire country. Here, Mrs. Lien serves her bún riêu with an accompanying dipping cup of tamarind fish sauce with sliced chili and pure shrimp paste. The use of tamarind is distinctly southern: twirl up the noodles with a piece of crab paste and dip it all into the sauce for a pop of tangy brightness.  ( 13 min )
    Salto de Guadalupe in Guadalupe, Colombia
    The waterfall of the Guadalupe River at El Salto is the site of Guadalupe I, a hydroelectric power plant dating back to 1932 that serves Medellín and the surrounding region. The companion Guadalupe III at the base of the waterfall was built in 1966. The boundaries of the Gómez Plata, Carolina del Príncipe, and Guadalupe municipalities meet at the base of the waterfall. A two-cabin cable car from the top to the base of the waterfall started operating in 1962 to serve EPM and the surrounding communities. The cable car has a 730-meter (2,395-foot) horizontal length to cover a 565-meter (1854-ft) vertical span, with a maximum speed of 4.4 meters per second (15.8 km/h or 9.8 mph). The cable car system was built by Bell (Kriens, Lucerne), and the cabins by Metalleger (Sierre, Valais) from Switzerland. The power plants and surrounding facilities are owned by Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), the power utility company that serves the city of Medellín and the surrounding region.  ( 13 min )
    The Ultimate American Road Trip Maze
    Michelle Boggess-Nunley is a Grosse Pointe, Michigan-based artist who holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest hand-drawn maze. This is Michelle's third original puzzle for Atlas Obscura. Check out her other two here: one inspired by Atlas Obscura places around the world, and another set in the Paris Catacombs! Have you ever passed through a town while on a trip and wondered what secrets it could hold? Or maybe you'd looked down a road and saw some bizarre thing that maybe only locals know about? That’s my favorite thing about Atlas Obscura and the Atlas Obscura app—it gives us all of those secrets at our fingertips, whether we’re in the car with the window rolled down or laptop-travelers looking for a new adventure. Our family loves to take road trips and visit national park…  ( 15 min )
    Lando School in Lando, South Carolina
    The Lando schoolhouse was built in 1904-5 in the Italian Renaissance revival style for the employees of the Manetta Mill. The school was built in an unusually opulent style for a mill town, which is indicative of the prosperity of the area at the time. The ruins of the Manetta Mills are very near the Lando schoolhouse along Fishing Creek. The town itself is a shadow of its former self since the closing of the mill in 1992, with only a few residents remaining. The schoolhouse itself was closed down in 1955. The first floor of the schoolhouse contained classrooms, and the second floor was combination classroom and auditorium. The third floor is just balcony seating which overlooks the stage on the second floor below. Today the school sits abandoned and decaying at the end of Schoolhouse Road.  ( 12 min )
    Tips for the Best Milky Way Images, From a Photographer Obsessed With It
    For the first 30 years of his life, Stanley Aryanto says that he was living someone else’s dream. He had a comfortable job as a mechanical engineer, but he wasn’t happy. During a trip through Europe in 2015, he snapped tons of photos with a pocket camera. But when he got home, he was disappointed. Nothing he’d captured did the trip justice: His photos were crooked, dark, or taken without a thought for composition. He started watching YouTube photography videos, upgraded his camera, and practiced relentlessly. His skills grew quickly, and so did his sense of fulfillment. In 2018, he quit his job to become a digital nomad and pursue photography full-time, capturing the Milky Way and other natural wonders. Atlas Obscura spoke with Aryanto about the balance between experiencing and photo…  ( 19 min )
    Cơm Tấm Nguyễn Văn Cừ in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    While Vietnamese food debates usually revolve around whose pho is best, there’s also a fair amount of polarizing discourse surrounding cơm tấm, or broken rice, as everyone feels strongly about their favorite rendition.  Perhaps best described as an everyday meal of the people, this culturally significant dish is centered around its most humble ingredient, the rice. During the brutal French colonial period, a time of hunger in Vietnamese history, people began cooking with the rice that had been broken during the milling process. As such, it’s become a symbol of Vietnamese resilience and resourcefulness.  This is the origin of cơm tấm, which is the namesake dish at Cơm Tấm Nguyễn Văn Cừ, a beloved institution that’s been selling it since 1968. The rendition here is traditional: a couple scoops of the broken rice along with sides of sườn nướng (marinated pork chop), bì (shredded pork skin), chả trứng (egg and meat loaf) along with pickled vegetables. Fish sauce, with or without birdseye chili, is poured over the top and adds depth of flavor.  The big differentiator here is the larger-than-typical size of pork chop, which is prepared on the grill out in front of the nondescript storefront. It comes with a higher price tag (a little less than $7), of course, and while that’s earned it some detractors, it nevertheless remains packed for lunch daily with a mostly local audience.  ( 14 min )
    Lee Jang-woo's House in Gwangju, South Korea
    In the bustling city of Gwangju in South Korea's southwestern corner, tucked away in the city's historic Yangnim-dong neighborhood, a traditional Korean home boasts rare architecture in a calming atmosphere. Known as a hanok, the home was first constructed in 1899. The wealthy landowner, Jeong Nak-Gyo, and his family commissioned the house and were the first to live in it.  Throughout the Japanese colonial period in South Korea from 1910-1945, many similar homes with Korean architecture were destroyed. This house adopted a Japanese-style garden during this time period but was able to maintain its distinctive Korean buildings. The home was later purchased by its most famous resident, Lee Jang-Woo, in 1959. Lee was a prominent philanthropist and education advocate for the Jeolla region. Along with his legacy of founding kindergartens, middle schools, high schools, and universities across Jeolla, he has also left behind this remarkable architectural site for visitors today to enjoy. Under Lee's care, additions were made to the house including men's quarters, servants' quarters, and a storehouse, all in keeping with the traditional Korean style. The Japanese-style garden was converted back to a Korean-style garden in 2009 for the Gwangju Design Biennale. The original women's quarters and gates built by Nak-Gyo are also still intact.  ( 13 min )
    Bibo Park Ibiza Botánico Biotecnológico in Ibiza, Spain
    Opened in May 2022, Bibo Park, the main botanical and biotechnological garden on the Spanish island of Ibiza, focuses on the preservation of local plant species, including endangered ones which are endemic to the island and others in the Pitiusas archipelago, such as Formentera and other nearby minor islands. The park also highlights the practical applications of plants in sustainable technologies. One of the pieces of equipment on view is an algae-based photobioreactor near the park's entrance. In the device, a series of tubes cultivates algae that can be used in everything from power generation to carbon sequestration. Other notable instruments are those developed by the Barcelona-based company Bioo, especially their batteries and generators which are powered entirely by soil. These ne…  ( 14 min )
    Lost Something? Make This Greek Saint's Cake
    When Alexandra Pittas was in the sixth grade, she lost a Bible that she had brought for church service at her Greek immersion school. It wasn’t just any Bible, either. It had been a gift from yiayia, her grandmother. “I knew my mom was going to kill me,” recalls Pittas. “So my friend told me, you should pray to Agios Fanourious. And I was like, who?” This was the first time Pittas had heard of St. Fanourious, the Greek patron saint of lost things. She spent the next week praying fervently. “I happened to be in the kitchen at church, and I went into a cabinet to get something. And there was the Bible, waiting for me,” she remembers. “I don’t even know why it would be in there! Or why I would have gone into this cabinet at all." Even after stumbling across the lost Bible, Alexandra’s i…  ( 21 min )
    Ănăn Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Set within a narrow wet market on Tôn Thất Đạm street, Ănăn (literally “eat, eat”) is a casual fine dining Vietnamese restaurant that combines traditional flavors and ingredients with modern techniques in creative, whimsical dishes. Opened in 2017, it’s the brainchild of chef Peter Cuong Franklin, a chef-auteur who traded in a career in investment banking for life in a kitchen, earning acclaim at Hong Kong’s Chôm Chôm before moving back to Vietnam, a country he once fled as a young refugee.  Franklin calls his cooking “new Vietnamese” cuisine, riffing off the “new American” and “new Scandinavian” food movements that have taken off in the west. At Ănăn—Ho Chi Minh City’s first Michelin star restaurant—his freewheeling approach is evident in dishes like the Da Lat Pizza, a twist on an open-faced rice paper street food from Franklin’s hometown of Da Lat, and the Banh Xeo Taco with beef, reimagining Vietnamese crispy crepes in a hand-held format with meat cooked in Vietnamese bo kho (beef stew) seasoning.  There’s more to love than just the food. The restaurant spreads out across five levels of seating including a charming rooftop deck offering sweeping views of the District 1 neighborhood. Located on the third floor, the on-site cocktail bar Nhau Nhau (“drink, drink”) turns out specialty drinks like a Phojito—a mojito infused with classic pho spices like star anise and cinnamon.  ( 14 min )
    Musée de l'Histoire de la Médecine (Museum of the History of Medicine) in Toulouse, France
    Dedicated to the history of medicine and its transmission in the city of Toulouse, this museum houses a collection of instruments, paintings, and documents covering seven centuries of local and global history. With the Museum of Medical Devices, it shares a wing of the Hôtel Saint Jacques, a former hospital active since the 1100s with impressive architecture overlooking the river Garonne. The museum was founded in 1983 by Pr. Jean-Charles Auvergnat, who wanted to give the public an overview of the historical, scientific, technical, and artistic sides of medicine. The basement is dedicated to the history of the faculty of Toulouse, and how it was taught to students through the years. At the same time, the upper level showcases a former pharmacy with beautiful woodwork from the 19th century. The alliance of majestic architecture and high ceilings with old-fashioned museography gives a certain charm to the museum. There are several rare and surprising pieces, such as face moldings showcasing skin diseases, an 18th-century oil painting of a patient suffering from a gigantic hernia, and an abortion table from the Napoleonic era.  ( 13 min )
    Hue Cafe Roastery in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Vietnam is the world’s second-largest producer of coffee, and most of this comes from the central region of the country. A product of French colonialism, coffee is widely consumed by Vietnamese people, who congregate at the dozens of cafes on every city corner to re-energize, reconnect, and take respite from the heat. It’s a part of Vietnamese culture to take one’s time over coffee, which is brewed via a single-serving, slow-drip metal filter called a phin.  A small roaster with two locations in Saigon (one in District 1 and one in District 2), Hue Cafe offers all the classic styles of Vietnamese coffee: black, with condensed milk, blended with coconut and ice. But the standout is salt coffee, a specialty from the cafe’s namesake, Hue, the former imperial capital located in central Vietnam. The drink involves whipping cream into a salty fluff to accentuate the natural sweetness of the coffee.  Simple pleasure and relaxation is the essence of Hue Cafe, whose best location is on the shady, tree-lined strip of Xuân Thủy in the expat area of District 2. Order your coffee and enjoy it outside where all the regulars gather around on plastic stools and watch the bikes go by.  ( 13 min )
    Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Brazil
    The Martinelli Building (or Edifício Martinelli in Portuguese), with its 28 floors, is the first skyscraper built in Brazil. Located in São Paulo, it is 105 meters tall. Construction began in 1924, and was completed in 1929. At the time of its opening, it was the tallest building in Latin America, and the largest concrete-framed building in the world. Although today it seems modest when compared to other huge buildings in the capital, the building designed by Italian businessman Giuseppe Martinelli carries with it tons of history and various curiosities. The news of the construction of the tallest building in the city brought terror to the people of São Paulo at the time. Still accustomed to smaller buildings, with up to four floors, residents of the region feared that the construction…  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit an island in the South Pacific ... that no longer really exists. But we chat with a person who got to see volcanic Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai before it all but disappeared. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 13 min )
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    Sumsets and entropy revisited
    Ben Green, Freddie Manners and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our preprint “Sumsets and entropy revisited“. This paper uses entropy methods to attack the Polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa (PFR) conjecture, which we study in the following two forms: Conjecture 1 (Weak PFR over ) Let be a finite non-empty set whose doubling constant is at […]  ( 15 min )
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    Sumsets and entropy revisited
    Ben Green, Freddie Manners and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our preprint “Sumsets and entropy revisited“. This paper uses entropy methods to attack the Polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa (PFR) conjecture, which we study in the following two forms: Conjecture 1 (Weak PFR over ) Let be a finite non-empty set whose doubling constant is at […]  ( 15 min )
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    QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2023-24
    Ranking at the top for the 12th year in a row, the Institute also places first in 11 subject areas.  ( 6 min )
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    Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won't Budge
    A “heat dome” is parked over Texas and Mexico and is sending temperatures soaring to record—and potentially deadly—levels
    Bees Are Astonishingly Good at Making Decisions
    Computer modeling explains a key facet of bees’ decision-making skills—something only seen previously in humans and other primates
    We're Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer Live In
    NOAA precipitation estimates that engineers and planners use to design bridges, roads and other infrastructure are decades out of date because of climate change
    UFOs Keep Appearing in the News. Here's Why We Can't Quit Them
    For most of us, aliens are a source of mystery and fun, which keeps them forever in vogue
    Cute and Ugly Pygmy Lorises Are Actually Two Different Species
    It turns out there are two species of mysterious, venomous pygmy lorises
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    Our 12 Favorite Kitchen-Related Housewarming Gifts
    We scoured our equipment reviews to find some tested-and-recommended products that’d make excellent, thoughtful housewarming gifts.  ( 31 min )
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    Lunds & Byerlys strike averted ahead of busy Fourth of July weekend
    Plus: Wisconsin Republicans continue with DEI related budget cut plan; Twin Cities has second worst air quality in the world; 28 years since Jodi Huisentruit went missing; "The Bear" features Minneapolis band; and more.  ( 7 min )
    Did the Minnesota Department of Transportation put up Taylor Swift-inspired safety messages on highways during her visit?
    Yes. In celebration of Taylor Swift’s Minneapolis performances on June 23 and 24, 2023, the Minnesota Department of Transportation updated electric highway signs with “Taylor Swift related” content for the week.  ( 6 min )
    Was there a seat for an 8-year-old child’s Make-a-Wish on Justice Alito’s luxury fishing trip to Alaska?
    No. The Make-a-Wish Foundation confirms former Sen. Al Franken's tweet was satire.  ( 6 min )
    What does having an equity officer do for Minnesota?
    Stephanie Burrage is Minnesota's first equity officer.  ( 24 min )
    Minneapolis-based artists join forces for ‘maximalist’ show without restrictions
    Aby Wolf and Eric Mayson have been in each other’s musical orbit for 10 years now. This week, the two are celebrating their multi-context collaborative relationship with a show called SMASHuP!  ( 14 min )
    Journalism that’s worth it
    In our newsroom, we produce stories that make a difference for our readers – whether it be pointing out legislation that could change their lives or a fun light-hearted story about Minnesota’s history and quirks.  ( 8 min )
    Inclusion as a catalyst to Minnesota’s economic growth
    It is an economic imperative that no worker remains on the periphery, particularly those from historically marginalized groups who have been underutilized for far too long.  ( 9 min )
    Minnesota employers attempting to navigate marijuana policies ahead of legalization
    Plus: Tuition hike for U of M students; Orono ousts hockey coach over coaching style; 3-year-old child dies weeks after crash; Moorhead to revamp downtown; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    Is a two percent inflation target obsolete?
    Put aside ngdp targeting and other possible options, should be raise the target rate to three or possibly four percent?  No, as I argue in my latest Bloomberg column.  After some of the standard economic treatments, I also make a political economy argument: Might it be that a 4% steady state rate of inflation simply […] The post Is a two percent inflation target obsolete? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to The King of Pottawatomie, KS, 74852. Dear Anooj, ... by Equestrian In reply to Formerly K. To be fair Mm has a point if you are ... by LivelyClock In reply to Yancey Ward. Yep, 2% gives the Central bank room ... by ThatsNotAll In reply to Flex. Why? Are goods and services produced ... by LivelyClock In reply to Tom T.. 8% excluding food and energy (which went ... by OldCurmudgeon Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    What should I ask Vishy Anand?
    Yes, I will be doing a Conversation with him — so what should I ask? Here is Wikipedia if you need it. The post What should I ask Vishy Anand? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments What did your mother teach you about chess that you still make ... by Dear Knights and Dark Horses In reply to sathish. Good questions. Too many MR commenters ... by mkt42 In reply to Equestrian. Hi Heather, Turns out, I found some ... by The King Of Texas In reply to Sebastiao Thomaz. Victoria Stewart Sun, Jul 26, ... by Equestrian Do you think Epstein killed himself? by OldCurmudgeon Plus 10 more... Related Stories What should I ask Vishny Anand? What game theory predicts Game theory and the First World War  ( 6 min )
    Tuesday assorted links
    1. Noise pollution and killer whales. 2. “We estimate an MPC [marginal propensity to consume] out of unrealized crypto gains that is more than double the MPC out of unrealized equity gains but smaller than the MPC from exogenous cash flow shocks.” 3. Why so little recent progress on improved Covid vaccines? (NYT) 4. How […] The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to TMC. Noone who mounts an armed rebellion against ... by Hazel Meade In reply to RAD. Yeah, don't forget these people are masters ... by Hazel Meade In reply to mkt42. The thing is that Prigozhin was not really ... by Hazel Meade In reply to M. Valid point. The traditional mob execution ... by Hazel Meade 2. “We estimate an MPC [marginal propensity to consume] out ... by mkt42 Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    +1 For the Veil of Ignorance
    From a new paper in Cognitive Science: Most people in the United States agree they want some income inequality but debate exactly how much is fair. High-status people generally prefer more inequality than low-status individuals. Here we examine how much preferences for inequality are (or are not) driven by self-interest. Past work has generally investigated […] The post +1 For the Veil of Ignorance appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to M. The Chinese Imperial Exam was producing better ... by JC My mistake. I meant I would not just press the “like” ... by Thomas L Hutcheson In reply to Thomas L Hutcheson. Why not? 😳 It's a ... by EdR In reply to EdR. OK. I will not “like” this either. 🙂 by Thomas L Hutcheson In reply to RAD. This is a great comment. It's actually ... by Hazel Meade Plus 10 more... Related Stories Long-term relatedness and income distribution My Conversation with Noam Chomsky It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger  ( 7 min )
    What does it mean to understand how a scientific literature is put together?
    In just about any scientific literature, there is an undercurrent of tacit knowledge which is not very directly expressed in any of the published pieces.  That knowledge may cover the following issues, among many others: 1. How the rules of the conversation operate, and how a body of literature on a question coheres. 2. Why […] The post What does it mean to understand how a scientific literature is put together? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Jim Finch. These questions don't really operate ... by Evan In reply to kailer. Well I don’t know how patriarchs act, ... by anonprof In reply to Todd K. George Church is one of the most ... by P In reply to steve. Medical journals are so low quality. by Todd K In reply to Rich Berger. The replication crisis is separate ... by mkt42 Plus 10 more... Related Stories +1 For the Veil of Ignorance It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger Long-term relatedness and income distribution  ( 8 min )
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    Silicon Valley Is On Drugs
    Also private credit, the purpose of banking, bags of cash and biotech hedging.  ( 2 min )
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    The 10 Best Thriller Movies That Take Place Within 24 Hours
    Many films utilise a tight 24-hour time-frame to create a sense of urgency and intensity by depicting events happening (as close as possible) in real-time. Examples of this technique has been used in many genres such as: romance, comedies, drama and westerns. However, some of the most energetic, gripping and exciting stories held within 24-hours […]  ( 11 min )
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    They came in through the window: The migration of tech hype from the fringes to the media and academic mainstream
    Palko points to a ten-year-old post on 3-D printing. Here he is back in 2013: We’re talking about people (particularly journalists) who have an emotional, gee-whiz reaction to technology without really thinking seriously about the functionality. [They] can be spotted … Continue reading →  ( 15 min )
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    In Montana, the First U.S. Constitutional Climate Trial Closes
    Since it opened in Montana on June 12, much of the country’s first constitutional climate case litigated before a judge has centered on the connection between climate change and harm alleged by the plaintiffs, who say their right to a “clean and healthful environment” has been violated by the state.  ( 13 min )
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    Tidy Tuesday: US Populated Places
    Today’s TidyTuesday is about place names as recorded by the US Board on Geographic Names. The dataset has been cleaned to include only populated places. library(tidyverse) # who doesn't want to be tidy? Continue reading: Tidy Tuesday: US Populated Places  ( 78 min )
    The ave() Function in R
    Introduction Continue reading: The ave() Function in R  ( 11 min )
    ggplotting power curves from simr package
    The R package simr has greatly facilitated power analysis for mixed-effects models using Monte Carlo simulation (i.e., hundreds or thousands of tests under slight variations of the data). The powerCurve function is used to estimate the statistical power for various sample sizes in one go. Since it runs serially, ... Continue reading: ggplotting power curves from simr package  ( 10 min )
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    The scatology and physiology of push and pull
    Having just written about "Drainage issues" (6/25/23), with a graphic depiction of what causes the problem with the drainage system in question, I am emboldened finally to answer a question that one of my graduate students has been asking about for several years.  Namely, why do Chinese say "pull poo / shit / excrement" (lāshǐ […]  ( 8 min )

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    Can Eating Insects Make Tasty Crabs Tastier?
    This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Chinese mitten crabs are a delicacy among some seafood lovers: deeply savory, with a distinctive tinge of sweetness. Diners crack the shells open and eat the meat piping hot, dipped in rice vinegar and soy sauce with sliced ginger. The unique flavor of the crabs, most of which are grown in farms on China’s Yangtze River, is crucial to their popularity. When it comes to seafood, research shows that consumers prioritize taste above all else—including health benefits and environmental sustainability. “All other things sort of fall by the wayside,” says Grant Murray, a marine policy researcher at Duke University in North Carolina wh…  ( 15 min )
    Inside NASA's Contest to Develop the Space Food of the Future
    Tucked in a quiet industrial park in suburban Ohio, an office building holds some of humanity’s future food solutions. In the lobby, glass panels line a wall, each highlighting a significant achievement in food-production history, from the advent of deep-frying to the invention of canning to the development of pasteurization. This timeline is a good introduction for what lies farther inside: a company that’s creating 3-D printed foods. When I visited in August 2022, that company—BeeHex—was just one of the 18 teams selected to compete in the Phase II of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a contest sponsored by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency. The teams’ task: Create foods that will not only feed a crew of astronauts on a deep-space mission to Mars for at least three years but also improve …  ( 42 min )
    Preserving the LGBTQ Legacy of One of America's Most Historic Homes
    Think of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—what comes to mind? High school English class? If you’re a fan, maybe "Paul Revere’s Ride” or “A Psalm of Life”? Beyond being one of America’s most famous poets, the twice-married Longfellow, who died in 1882, also holds an iconic and unlikely place in queer history. Steps away from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is Longfellow House, a stately Georgian home owned by his family (and eventually a trust they established) from 1843 to 1972. It was a home, but also a gathering place for artists and thinkers, and something more. Its archives contain a trove of documents about LGBTQ+ history. Several members of the Longfellow family, including the poet’s brother, daughter, and grandson, were, as park ranger Kate Potter puts it, “not straight.” Lu…  ( 22 min )
    Paul Wellstone Memorial in Eveleth, Minnesota
    It was at this location on October 25, 2002, that a plane carrying U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila, daughter Marcia, three campaign staffers, and two pilots crashed while attempting to land at Eleventh, Minnesota, killing all eight. The two-time Democrat Senator for Minnesota was on the campaign trail, and was due to appear in Duluth that evening for a debate, but made a detour to Eleventh to attend the funeral of Martin Rukavina, a steelworker whose son Tom, served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.    The son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, the fiery senator was described by The Economist as the soul of the Democratic Party, fighting for progressive causes, no matter the odds. Despite his leftist populist leanings, Wellstone garnered respect and admiration from bot…  ( 14 min )
    Casa de Dona Yayá in São Paulo, Brazil
    A historic building in the neighborhood of Bixiga, in São Paulo, was once the setting for a horror story, which is reminiscent of the script for the movie The Shining: a woman lived there alone, from childhood until her death. No wonder the mansion became famous for being haunted, inspiring legends, and terrifying local children. It’s Casa de Dona Yayá, the house arrest of an orphan with a tragic fate. A residence where important clans from São Paulo's past passed, the house had the traditional Melo Freire family as its last residents: the politician and farmer Manuel de Almeida Melo Freire, coming from Mogi das Cruzes, moved there in 1921 with his wife and four children. And it didn't take long for serial misfortunes to happen under that roof.  Little Sebastiana was one of Manuel's da…  ( 13 min )
    Model Trains Station in Taylors, South Carolina
    Model Trains Station in Taylors, South Carolina, is indeed a unique destination. They are located in a restored industrial park and to begin with, it is a spectacular place, the restoration is gorgeous. It's noticeably industrial but fully functional as a mixed-use space with restaurants, event spaces, and more. They feature over a dozen full displays of miniature train layouts. You could honestly spend days peering at these tiny worlds, seeing new things every time you look. There are hidden bits and little jokes in every display. It's extremely kid friendly, they even have several interactive setups specifically for children to operate. They also have a party room where they host birthday parties. Speaking of setups to operate, getting to play with the trains is not just for kids. They have dozens of spots where you can interact with the displays and even operate the trains themselves. There is an in-house repair shop and watching volunteers repair the trains is as interesting as the displays themselves. The volunteers are so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the various displays and will take you all around pointing things out and telling you about the history of the place and the trains. They will give you as much or as little of a guided tour as you wish.  ( 13 min )
    Camp Etna in Etna, Maine
    On 27 acres along US Route 2 west of Bangor, you will find Camp Etna, home to the Etna Spiritualist Association.  It has been an American gathering center for mediums, healers, and others for close to 170 years. American spiritualism emerged in the late 1800s. Some early practitioners were proven as frauds, but the movement grew in the American Northeast. Records of meetings officially begin in 1876 but the camp’s history dates back to the 1840s. By 1876 spiritualists would arrive every summer for meetings and lectures from the leading thinkers of the day, with an entry fee of ten cents a day. The camp was born as some attendees put down firmer roots. The peak of the camp was in the early 1900s, with more than 130 cottages, with thousands attending summer camp activities.  The Etna Spiritualist Association was born in September 1919. The camp also was involved early in the women’s rights/feminist movement, with female camp members visible in many issues. Prominent visitors have included Harrison D. Barrett, the first president of the U.S. National Spiritualist Association, and U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith. The camp was given a Maine Governor’s Day proclamation in 1911.  In the camp, there is a large memorial stone for Mary S. Vanderbilt, who died in 1911. Her grave and headstone are in Barrett Square. Mary Drake Jenne worked with them from 1902 until Harrison passed to spirit in 1911 and Mary Vanderbilt in 1919. Mary Drake Jenne continued to be a worker for Spiritualism until her death in 1946. Visitors are welcome to park, explore, and even take the short downhill walk to Etna Pond to the north. There are many cottages throughout the camp, approximately 50, in various states of repair, centered around the camp green.  If interested in more on Camp Etna, see Mira Ptacin’s 2019 The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Medums, and Legends of Camp Etna.  ( 13 min )
    Galerías Plaza de las Estrellas in Mexico City, Mexico
    Opened in 1982, Galerías Plaza de las Estrellas was one of Mexico City's first indoor shopping malls. In order to stand out from its competitors, a Walk of Fame was installed inside. Some peculiar prints are to be found here, boxer Julio César Chávez left his right fist, for example. A TV presenter known mononymously as Facundo, famous for his provocative, often controversial gonzo reporting style, left one hand doing the ILY sign, while the other raises its middle finger. These make a fair amount of sense, but there are some that require more explanation. The character of El Compayito is somewhat similar to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, as it is played by the performer's hand, with him voicing it almost like a ventriloquist. However, whereas Triumph was a puppet, Compayito was a bare ha…  ( 14 min )
    Royal Observatory Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland
    Edinburgh has been a city known for its centuries of intellectual leadership, and which includes research into astronomy. The subject had been taught in Edinburgh since 1583, and in 1818, Playfair Observatory was built on Carlton Hill by the Astronomical Institution of Edinburgh. King George IV was sufficiently impressed with astronomy in Scotland that, when he visited in 1822, he designated Carlton Hill as the Royal Observatory. The first Astronomer Royal for Scotland, who managed the observatory, was Thomas Henderson. Appointed in 1834, Henderson was also known for being the first astronomer to measure the distances to stars using parallax (the slight shifting of the position of nearby stars relative to background stars seen when the Earth was in different locations in its orbit). Afte…  ( 14 min )
    Bench of Irony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Anyone who has studied the assassination of President Lincoln or understands the background of the phrase “His name is mud (Mudd)” will understand the irony of this bench which is located across from the house where President Lincoln stayed before the Gettysburg Address. In 1865, Samuel Alexander Mudd Sr. was an American physician imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. “His name is mud.” is spoken of one regarded unfavorably and inaccurately associated with the 1865 Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after Booth shot Lincoln. But the good news is while the initial thought might be “How inappropriate!”, this bench was actually placed with noble intentions to honor Gettysburg resident Samuel A. Mudd, who passed away in 2006. A member of the St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg, he was very involved with community service at the neighborhood, borough, and county levels. In 2006, Dr. Mudd was awarded the John Andrews Memorial Award for Community Service by Main Street Gettysburg. He was a founder of  From the Ground Up, a group of dedicated volunteers who collect litter throughout the borough. He was also one of the founders of the Hazel Alley Residents Association, a group dedicated to working with Gettysburg College students living off campus to create a safer, more cooperative, neighborhood. Dr. Mudd also contributed his time to the Seeds to Success program run by SCCAP. He served for many years on the Borough's Planning Commission.  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: The Italian War on Pasta
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, Gastro Obscura fellow and writer Sam Lin-Sommer tells us the story of the fascist war on pasta and its surprisingly delicious legacy. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
    Puzzle Monday: Let Gravity Sort It Out
    Among our crosswords and other puzzles, we'll be featuring logic challenges from Puzzle Communication Nikoli, a cult-favorite puzzle publication from Japan. A PDF of the puzzle, as well as the solution, can be downloaded below. The name of the puzzle Dosun-Fuwari basically contains the instructions, with a little wink. Each word is considered onomatopoeia in Japan. Dosun represents heavy objects sinking, while fuwari is for light objects floating. It’s the only puzzle in the pages of Japan’s influential reader-driven puzzle magazine, Puzzle Communication Nikoli, that has this clever distinction. The puzzle was created in 2015 by the reader and puzzle creator with the pseudonym Longlife, who is responsible for several new puzzles over the last decade or so, including another popular o…  ( 13 min )
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    NRL Predictions for Round 18
    Team Ratings for Round 18 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Panthers 11.33 12.99 -1.70 Storm 7.60 11.21 -3.60 Eels 7.54 6.78 0.80 Rabbitohs […] NRL Predictions for Round 18 first appeared on Stats Chat.  ( 6 min )
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    Xing the 100k milestone
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    Xing the 100k milestone
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    "Through A Glass Darkly" In Asterisk Magazine
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    Four Cases for Panspermia
    Star formation peaked around 4Gyr after the Big Bang, Earth formed around 5.5Gyr later, and Earth is now 4.5Gyr old. The usual theory is that life arose within Earth’s first 0.4Gyr, but another possibility is that life first arose on a planet Eden around a star that formed near that 4Gyr peak. A rock then smashed into Eden, kicking off another rock holding life, which drifted to seed Earth’s stellar nursery.
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    Minnesota set for $652 million broadband windfall from federal infrastructure bill
    The cash is a staggering sum of money compared to prior state and federal spending on broadband internet access in Minnesota. It should help move the state closer to goals in state law for universal access.  ( 14 min )
    Has Minneapolis recorded nearly double the number of motor vehicle thefts in 2023 as compared to 2022?
    Yes. Minneapolis police have recorded 4,328 motor vehicle thefts as of June 25, 2023, compared to 2,388 by this time in 2022. Such thefts averaged 2,052 per year by this date over the past three years.  ( 6 min )
    U.S. Bank Stadium paid off two decades early
    Plus: Lunds & Byerlys union members to stage a work stoppage; attending the Reclaiming Our Identities powwow; MHD announces an alert about frozen oysters; former MPD Chief Tony Bouza dies; and more.  ( 7 min )
    In praise of walk-up windows, an emerging trend in the Twin Cities
    If done right, the walk-up window experience can be mildly revolutionary, forging light public connections that we desperately need.  ( 21 min )
    The school counselor pipeline is broken. Can new federal money fix it?
    Low pay and limited training pushes mental health professionals away from working with young people. But amid fears of a youth mental health crisis, the U.S. government is pumping new money into programs designed to help.  ( 28 min )
    Gay 90’s nightclub isn’t about sexuality, it’s about freedom
    As a foreign student from Yemen going to Gay 90’s for the first time I experienced some cultural challenges and because I don't drink (alcohol is forbidden in Yemen), when I went to Gay 90’s, I got “drunk” on actions instead.  ( 13 min )
    Jack Baker and Michael McConnell became the first same-sex couple in the U.S. to apply for a marriage license
    It was 1970, and Hennepin County clerk Gerald R. Nelson rejected their application.  ( 11 min )
    Why are so few condos built in the Twin Cities
    Minnesota is in a boom of multifamily housing, but there's nothing for people to buy.  ( 13 min )
    Can better online information for mental health crisis care help people avoid 911, ERs?
    While police officers and paramedics have some training in assisting individuals struggling with mental illness, these situations are often beyond their expertise, and in many cases, taking this route for assistance can be less direct or effective and sometimes dangerous.  ( 21 min )
    MinnPost is here to cut through the noise
    MinnPost’s journalists cut through the noisy bluster of modern politics and media to serve as your trusted guide to the critical challenges and opportunities facing our state.  ( 7 min )
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    Why Do You Write?
    Aristotle’s wisdom in times of generative AI worries.  ( 16 min )
    Make Writer’s Distraction Work for You
    Feed your brain the distractions you want it to have — and be more productive Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 8 min )
    Fiction Writers Are Murderers
    How to write off your characters with care: 12 categories of common character deaths Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 30 min )
    Q&A: ‘The Resident’ Creator Amy Holden Jones Looks Back at Her Long Career (Part 1 of 2)
    From turning down Steven Spielberg to directing a slasher for Roger Corman, the filmmaker had seemingly done it all before she was thirty… Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 33 min )
    Writers Beware! Shocking Headlines Can Kill Your Career Momentum
    Getting attention is nice, but it needs to be the right kind of attention Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
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    Fired OSU postdoc charged with forgery admitted to faking data, feds say
    A cancer researcher who was terminated from one postdoc position and resigned another faked data in multiple papers and grant applications, according to the U.S. Office of Research Integrity.  ORI found that Yiorgos (Georgios) I. Laliotis “engaged in research misconduct by intentionally and knowingly falsifying and/or fabricating data, methods, results, and conclusions” in three published … Continue reading Fired OSU postdoc charged with forgery admitted to faking data, feds say  ( 7 min )
    Editor won’t investigate data concerns about paper linking anti-prostitution laws to increased rape
    After reading an economics paper that claimed to document an increase in the rate of rape in European countries following the passage of prostitution bans, a data scientist had questions.  The scientist, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent a detailed email to an editor of the Journal of Law and Economics, which had published the … Continue reading Editor won’t investigate data concerns about paper linking anti-prostitution laws to increased rape  ( 10 min )
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    A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled
    A brain scientist and a philosopher have resolved a wager on consciousness that was made when Bill Clinton was president
    Solar Power Bails Out Texas Grid during Major Heat Wave
    Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state experiences a major heat wave, even as some politicians have attempted to make it more difficult to connect renewable energy to the grid
    Musk and Bezos Offer Humanity a Grim Future in Space Colonies
    Privately owned space colonies are more likely to be totalitarian nightmares than libertarian utopias
    Modern Hunter-Gatherers Have Thriving Gut Microbiome, Compared with Californians
    A Western lifestyle seems to diminish the diversity of gut microbes
    A Potentially Spectacular Comet Will Fly by Earth Next Year
    Professional and amateur astronomers alike are hoping that Comet C/2023 A3 will sparkle in Earth’s skies in the fall of 2024, although comets are notoriously difficult to predict
    Giant 'Gravity Hole' in the Ocean May Be the Ghost of an Ancient Sea
    A vast expanse of the Indian Ocean is a staggering 100 meters lower than the global average sea level because of a major dip in Earth’s gravity. Scientists now think they know the cause
    Poisons and Perils on the Salton Sea
    Toxic dust plagues marginalized communities on the shores of this disappearing salt lake.
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    It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger
    From Omer Ali, Klaus Desmet, and Romain Wacziarg: We study whether anger fuels the rise of populism. Anger as an emotion tends to act as a call to action against individuals or groups that are blamed for negative situations, making it conducive to voting for populist politicians. Using a unique dataset tracking emotions for a […] The post It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.        Related Stories Long-term relatedness and income distribution A mild return for Danish phrenology? My Conversation with Noam Chomsky  ( 6 min )
    Monday assorted links
    1. Philosopher wins bet against neuroscientist. 2. Braunschweig! The list of important intellectual centers, and their ranking, is interesting more generally. 3. Nushi?  I don’t know anyone named Nushi. 4. Harry Markowitz, RIP (NYT) 5. Some economics of paying Wagner Group? 6. Claims about ChatGLM (the Chinese ChatGPT).  Further verification required. The post Monday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 女士. Madame. I notice 先生 (xian sheng/Mr) isn’t ... by Clay In reply to Prof. Emeritus. Hey, 3 billion here, 3 billion ... by M 4. Markowitz was inspired to study economics “in part by ... by rayward In reply to Prof. Emeritus. Yes, how do we know that Russia ... by Steven In reply to mkt42. There is some mention of it being a Hindu ... by Hazel Meade Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    The Harried Leisure Class
    How easy is it for a male breadwinner to raise a family? Oren Cass argues that the cost of “thriving,” is increasing. That’s false. When you do the numbers correctly, Winship and Horpedahl show that the cost of thriving is falling. It’s falling more slowly than we would like–but it’s still the case that current […] The post The Harried Leisure Class appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Floccina. More police doesn’t help much if you ... by Engineer In reply to Floccina. At least one difference is in those ... by EdR In reply to Time equals freedom. The only people I know who ... by California In reply to TMC. The more relevant point is that 1980 – or ... by gjk In reply to Michael Stack. Particularly when you consider the ... by OldCurmudgeon Plus 10 more... Related Stories Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity? Is American Culture Becoming More Pro-Business? High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota  ( 8 min )
    Long-term relatedness and income distribution
    This article explores the role of long-term relatedness between countries, captured by an index of genetic distance, in driving worldwide differences in income inequality. The main hypothesis is that genetic distance gives rise to barriers to the international diffusion of redistributive policies and measures, and institutions, leading to greater income disparities. Using cross-country data, I […] The post Long-term relatedness and income distribution appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to dearieme. Once you pay back the Danegeld, you are ... by M What is amazing to me are places like Orania and Mennonite ... by MyTyrone Once the Danes start paying reparations for all their Viking ... by dearieme In reply to Steve Sailer. Good points. The study does have ... by Bill Allen In reply to Steve Sailer. I think genetic homogeneity also ... by Formerly K Plus 10 more... Related Stories Update on the War on Poverty A mild return for Danish phrenology? It’s the malaise and gloom, not the anger  ( 6 min )
    *Toward a Free Economy*
    The author is Aditya Balasubramanian and the subtitle is Swatantra and Opposition Politics in Democratic India.  Amartya Sen’s blurb says the following: Toward a Free Economy is a brilliant history of economic ideas in independent India. It provides a new view of the origins of conservatism in Indian politics, libertarian rather than authoritarian and committed […] The post *Toward a Free Economy* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments “Democracy’s persistence in India is uncommon among ... by blue jay “Free” economy reminds me of Mr. Jefferson's idea of ... by rayward I met a pleasant young Indian guy, recently arrived on ... by peri Interesting overlap with Janos Kornai's manifesto for economic ... by Ant The one point sorely missing in modern Indian politics is a ... by Rahul Plus 3 more...  ( 7 min )
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    FTX Spent Big on Celebrity
    Also Bittrex customer claims, expert networks in China and fractional art trading.  ( 2 min )
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    Summer School on Advanced Bayesian Methods in Belgium
    (this post is by Charles) This September, the Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics is holding its 5th Summer School on Advanced Bayesian Methods. The event is set to take place in Leuven, Belgium. From their webpage: As before, the … Continue reading →  ( 9 min )
    Variation over time or across scenarios is more relevant than within-sample standard errors
    Kasper Planeta Kepp writes: This is perhaps of interest, as I saw you discussed these methods in your blog. The reason we don’t have confidence intervals on the linear regressions is that these are smaller than the uncertainty from time … Continue reading →  ( 9 min )
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    Day of AI curriculum meets the moment
    Global participation in MIT RAISE’s free K-12 program more than doubles in its second year.  ( 11 min )
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    %dofuture% – a Better foreach() Parallelization Operator than %dopar%
    Continue reading: %dofuture% – a Better foreach() Parallelization Operator than %dopar%  ( 23 min )
    R for Predictive Modeling and Data Visualization in Turkey
    Mustafa Cavus, organizer of the Eskisehir R User Group, in Turkey, discussed the diverse and thriving R community in Eskisehir. He shared the details of a 4-day event hosted by... Continue reading: R for Predictive Modeling and Data Visualization in Turkey  ( 14 min )
    Tidy Freedom Index as an R Package
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Tidy Freedom Index as an R Package  ( 9 min )
    Visualization in R: Unleashing the Power of the abline() Function
    Introduction Continue reading: Visualization in R: Unleashing the Power of the abline() Function  ( 10 min )
    The differences of left join in SQL and R
    Recently, I encountered a situation where I needed to translate an Access SQL query to R, and I noticed the contrasting behaviors of these two languages when it comes to handling NA/NULL values in left joins. The impact of NA/NULL values on joins... Continue reading: The differences of left join in SQL and R  ( 13 min )
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    tools.Я.us 06-26-23
    Durves “A tool for creating and exporting dot patterns...” StatiCrypt (github) 📌 “Password protect a static HTML page” Minimal Reader (github) 📌 “Simple browser-based ebook reader.” h123 - Accessibility HTML5 Outliner 📌 “bookmarklet that shows headings like a screenreader (Accessbility)” Glow “Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻”  ( 1 min )
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    The Timemore Handheld Coffee Grinder Grinds as Well as a Burr Grinder and Is Under $100
    It cranks fast and easy, and has adjustable precision grinding.  ( 11 min )
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    AI for Akkadian
    Article by Melanie Lidman in The Times of Israel (6/17/23): Groundbreaking AI project translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform at push of a button ‘Google Translate’-like program for Akkadian cuneiform will enable tens of thousands of digitized but unread tablets to be translated to English. Accuracy is debatable. Opening and key paragraphs: Cuneiform is the oldest known form […]  ( 10 min )
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    My Extremely Preliminary and Unpublishable Research Results
    I asked my son to pilot test my research survey. Twice. I technically owe him $5, despite having just covered the security deposit on his Brooklyn apartment (he starts a Math Ph.D. program in NYC late August). As I detailed in a previous post, the survey asks participants to identify the race, ethnicity, and gender […]  ( 11 min )
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    Grothendieck--Galois--Brauer Theory (Part 1)
    I'm slowly cooking up a big stew of ideas connecting Grothendieck's Galois theory to the Brauer 3-group, the tenfold way, the foundations of quantum physics and more. Here's a tiny taste.  ( 16 min )
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    Grothendieck--Galois--Brauer Theory (Part 1)
    I'm slowly cooking up a big stew of ideas connecting Grothendieck's Galois theory to the Brauer 3-group, the tenfold way, the foundations of quantum physics and more. Here's a tiny taste.  ( 16 min )
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    Building a Second Brain and the Zettelkasten Method
    This article is structured in two parts. First, I summarize the Building a Second Brain (BASB) method by Tiago Forte. Then, I will compare it to the Zettelkasten Method (ZKM). I will first discuss the differences, because they can help to understand BASB and the ZKM more deeply. Then I will explain how to reconcile BASB and the ZKM. Spoiler: they can be combined perfectly. I have made some changes in my own way of working. I will include these as examples at the end.  ( 24 min )
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    Why Cancer Treatments Might Not Work Very Well for Older Adults
    Because older adults are under-represented in clinical trials, doctors can’t be certain that approved cancer drugs will work as intended in this age group. In the absence of high-quality evidence, researchers are looking for ways to improve medical decision-making and better predict outcomes based on age.  ( 15 min )
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    I have been killing off the honeybee population and I have been doing a great job of it
    I have been killing off the honeybee population and I have been doing a great job of it
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    This quick and easy green bean side dish comes together in just minutes with the help of your broiler and some Spanish romesco sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/dry-fried-green-beans-with-romesco-sauce?taid=6498d533b5f172000141089e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This quick and easy green bean side dish comes together in just minutes with the help of your broiler and some Spanish romesco sauce. seriouseats.com/dry-fried-gr…
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    Alphabet Notes
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    BobWords on eggcorn
    RobWords for June 24, 2023: The word eggcorn was originally proposed in "Egg corns: folk etymology, malapropism, mondegreen, ???", 9/23/2003, and most recently discussed in "Ancient Eggcorns", 6/17/2023.  ( 6 min )
    Non-wheat food
    From John Rohsenow: qǐng wù zài běn cāntīng nèi jìnshí fēi Màiduōlè shípǐn huò yǐnliào 请勿在本餐厅内进食非麦多乐食品或饮料 "Please do not consume non-Madola food or drink in this restaurant" Pretty straightforward, eh?  Except that we have to explain that Madola (Màiduōlè 麦多乐 [lit., "wheat-much-music"]) is probably a local (fast) food brand trying to emulate McDonald's (Màidāngláo 麦当劳).  Madola […]  ( 7 min )
    Drainage issues
    Photograph taken in Hong Kong: The Chinese says: qúwù wèntí gù zhǐ néng zuò xiǎojiě   jìngqǐng hézuò渠務問題故只能作小解  敬請合作"Since there are drainage problems, can only be used for urination.  Your cooperation is respectfully requested."   BTW: GT:  "The drainage problem can only be explained briefly, please cooperate." Baidu Fanyi:  "Due to drainage issues, we can […]  ( 7 min )
    Use chili sparingly
    From AntC: Seen in a very typical (but delicious) corner eatery in downtown Hualien, Taiwan. Surprisingly idiomatic translation: "use sparingly" in Hualien GTranslate isn't so idiomatic; I'm not able to try DeepL — any better? I agree with AntC that "use sparingly" is a strikingly fine English expression, one that does not seem possible from a […]  ( 9 min )
    Phenomenology
    Nancy Kathryn Walecki, "Sound as Ever: Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock", Harvard Magazine July-August 2023: During Parsons’s Burritos era, Thomas left Harvard to write his dissertation in a cabin on Mount Baldy outside Los Angeles. Now more of an older brother to Parsons than a proctor, he would take study breaks with […]  ( 8 min )
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    there is a pattern here
    there is a pattern here
    Trump up 5, DeSantis down 9 since April NBC poll. The indictment does not appear to have hurt Trump among Republican voters — in fact if anything, it has helped!
    Trump up 5, DeSantis down 9 since April NBC poll. The indictment does not appear to have hurt Trump among Republican voters — in fact if anything, it has helped! nitter.net/SteveKornacki/status/1672952793970409473#m
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    Donald Trump isn't a traditional candidate. @amyewalter argues that it is harder for traditional polls or campaigns to find the most compelling case against him. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/why-2024-gop-primary-isnt-2016
    Donald Trump isn't a traditional candidate. @amyewalter argues that it is harder for traditional polls or campaigns to find the most compelling case against him. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    In the battle for the Senate, Washington Republicans are touting wounded Army veteran Sam Brown as a top-tier recruit in Nevada. But in-state GOP operatives have lingering doubts, @JessicaTaylor writes. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/nevada-senate/national-gop-eyes-brown-nevada-senate-state-skepticism-lingers
    In the battle for the Senate, Washington Republicans are touting wounded Army veteran Sam Brown as a top-tier recruit in Nevada. But in-state GOP operatives have lingering doubts, @JessicaTaylor writes. cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
    "The independents who will make the difference in this election are deeply conflicted." @CharlieCookDC explains what keeps them wavering: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/despite-his-legal-perils-trumps-standing-among-independents
    "The independents who will make the difference in this election are deeply conflicted." @CharlieCookDC explains what keeps them wavering: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    The latest in our state-by-state House series is Iowa, where Republicans start as favorites in all four seats after a clean sweep in 2022. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/iowa-house/2024-house-race-analysis-iowa
    The latest in our state-by-state House series is Iowa, where Republicans start as favorites in all four seats after a clean sweep in 2022. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    *All Desire is a Desire for Being*
    A new collection of essays by Rene Girard: Edited by Cynthia L. Haven, self-recommending, buy it here. The post *All Desire is a Desire for Being* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.        Related Stories My Conversation with Noam Chomsky What does Geoffrey Hinton believe about AGI existential risk? Rereading *Jane Eyre*  ( 6 min )
    Sunday assorted links
    1. AI plug-ins now boosting DeFi. 2. Charles Fain Lehman offers an update on America’s drug problem. 3. A defense of embryo selection. 4. A theory of degenerate autocracy.  And was Velina Tchakarova right all along? 5. Henry Petroski, RIP (NYT). 6. IPOs for paintings? (WSJ) 7. Ross Douthat argues for debating Kennedy (NYT).  And […] The post Sunday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to John Smith. There are a few intuitions that let ... by OldCurmudgeon In reply to rsm. Because you are mentally ill or maybe you ... by EdR “4. […] And was Velina Tchakarova right all along?” ... by mkt42 In reply to TGGP. Japan's governance until WW 2 was a hybrid ... by mkt42 In reply to rsm. One of the things about inflation is that ... by the king of Texas Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    What should I ask Paul Graham?
    Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him.  So what should I ask? The post What should I ask Paul Graham? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In Marc Andressen's CWT, Marc and Tyler discuss how the ... by corin wagen Is there a counter example to his general thesis of identifying ... by Sam Brown Paul has described Jessica as a good judge of character, and ... by Arvin Johansson Arbab In reply to Well. So much of it comes down to needing 500 ... by ABC In reply to knownastron. Do only cities send messages? What ... by Nick Plus 10 more... Related Stories What does Geoffrey Hinton believe about AGI existential risk? India bots to the rescue Web 3.0 has a future after all  ( 6 min )
    What does Geoffrey Hinton believe about AGI existential risk?
    I was struck by a recent article in the (often quite interesting) New Statesman.  Here is Harry Lambert interviewing Hinton: I asked Hinton for the strongest argument against his own position [on AGI risk]. “Yann thinks its rubbish,” he replied. “It’s all a question of whether you think that when ChatGPT says something, it understands […] The post What does Geoffrey Hinton believe about AGI existential risk? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to sxb. I agree it's time to retire the paperclip ... by Tyle I think Hinton is wrong but I really appreciate his willingness ... by Ted It's becoming clear that with all the brain and consciousness ... by Grant Castillou In reply to Old Programmer. There are countless alternatives ... by Jonathan S Jump in a time machine to 1920. Start asking various folks if ... by aaron Plus 10 more... Related Stories *All Desire is a Desire for Being* What should I ask Paul Graham? Elephant tusks, incentives, and the sacred  ( 8 min )
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    definitely wrong
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    definitely wrong
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    "i would rather eat bull shit than listen to "Mmmbop" " - DRIL
    "i would rather eat bull shit than listen to "Mmmbop" " - DRIL
    R to @dril: Put the ai in a room with me for two seconds and i will teach it true pain. I will have it eating treats out of my hand like a dog
    Put the ai in a room with me for two seconds and i will teach it true pain. I will have it eating treats out of my hand like a dog
    Seeing this shit made me so angry i kicked the space under my computer desk hard enough to make my penis flop out of my shorts .
    Seeing this shit made me so angry i kicked the space under my computer desk hard enough to make my penis flop out of my shorts . nitter.net/nypost/status/1672996211001896963#m
    my nephew has an entirely shaved head except for a "Rat tail" style hairstyle in the back. he is 7'1" & wide. he is wearing my Family Tuxedo
    my nephew has an entirely shaved head except for a "Rat tail" style hairstyle in the back. he is 7'1" & wide. he is wearing my Family Tuxedo
    does any one know any celebs whose time i can waste for 3 hours by letting my nephew pitch something called "NFT Marijuana" to them
    does any one know any celebs whose time i can waste for 3 hours by letting my nephew pitch something called "NFT Marijuana" to them
    they say we got to pay child support when i an on here every day supporting you god damn children with my insightful posts
    they say we got to pay child support when i an on here every day supporting you god damn children with my insightful posts
    toughguy quotes website
    toughguy quotes website
    i dont care if about Candy Crush. If you show it to me on your phone i will throw your phone in the garbage!!!
    i dont care if about Candy Crush. If you show it to me on your phone i will throw your phone in the garbage!!!
    "Hey I saw you form across the room and I wanted to say just this. Remember you are loved. You are important. You are God" - dr. House MD
    "Hey I saw you form across the room and I wanted to say just this. Remember you are loved. You are important. You are God" - dr. House MD
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    Think beyond seafood—creamy, tangy, and briny tartar sauce is good on so many things. https://www.seriouseats.com/tartar-sauce-recipe?taid=6498b90fb5f1720001410364&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Think beyond seafood—creamy, tangy, and briny tartar sauce is good on so many things. seriouseats.com/tartar-sauce…
    Versatile whipped feta cheese can be served as a dip, slathered on toasts and sandwiches, dolloped into soups, and more. https://www.seriouseats.com/whipped-feta-dip?taid=6498aae7aea4d200017cdb6f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Versatile whipped feta cheese can be served as a dip, slathered on toasts and sandwiches, dolloped into soups, and more. seriouseats.com/whipped-feta…
    Chicken breast's tendency to dry out has given it a bad reputation. But cooked properly, it can be juicy and flavorful. Here's how to treat it right. https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-breast-recipes?taid=64989cd4aea4d200017cd85b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Chicken breast's tendency to dry out has given it a bad reputation. But cooked properly, it can be juicy and flavorful. Here's how to treat it right. seriouseats.com/chicken-brea…
    Skip the booze and cool off with these 17 nonalcoholic drink recipes. https://www.seriouseats.com/nonalcoholic-summer-drinks?taid=649880b6b021230001d20cdc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Skip the booze and cool off with these 17 nonalcoholic drink recipes. seriouseats.com/nonalcoholic…
    Puffy yeast-raised pita bread, perfect for splitting and filling with your choice of ingredients, is easy to make at home. https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-pita-bread-recipe?taid=649872a5b5f172000140f6fc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Puffy yeast-raised pita bread, perfect for splitting and filling with your choice of ingredients, is easy to make at home. seriouseats.com/perfect-pita…
    You've got to try Spain's custardy, crunchy, and creamy way to turn toast into a decadent treat. https://www.seriouseats.com/torrijas-caramelizadas-spanish-french-toast?taid=6498567e3fba3a0001970df4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    You've got to try Spain's custardy, crunchy, and creamy way to turn toast into a decadent treat. seriouseats.com/torrijas-car…
    Chicken piccata takes a beloved food—pan-fried chicken cutlets—and tops it with a simple but luxurious lemon-butter pan sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-piccata-italian-fried-cutlet-recipe?taid=6498486c3fba3a0001970bc8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Chicken piccata takes a beloved food—pan-fried chicken cutlets—and tops it with a simple but luxurious lemon-butter pan sauce. seriouseats.com/chicken-picc…
    Guasacaca is the Venezuelan answer to guacamole, but with a brighter, tangier flavor. https://www.seriouseats.com/guasacaca-recipe?taid=64982c5529f1610001794328&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Guasacaca is the Venezuelan answer to guacamole, but with a brighter, tangier flavor. seriouseats.com/guasacaca-re…
    What's the best substitute for buttermilk? We put a handful of common recommendations to the test. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-substitute-buttermilk?taid=649791a2b5f17200018b3a8c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    What's the best substitute for buttermilk? We put a handful of common recommendations to the test. seriouseats.com/how-to-subst…
    From Korean fire chicken to Canadian poutine, our favorite snacks from around the world that are perfect for setting out for game day. https://www.seriouseats.com/savory-snacks-international?taid=649783a694a2e600017967bd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    From Korean fire chicken to Canadian poutine, our favorite snacks from around the world that are perfect for setting out for game day. seriouseats.com/savory-snack…
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    Genuinely the first record my parents bought me 😀 “I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will”
    Genuinely the first record my parents bought me 😀 “I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will”
    RT by @SwissRamble: Enjoying Brandon Flowers with Elton John. #Glastonbury
    Enjoying Brandon Flowers with Elton John. #Glastonbury
    RT by @SwissRamble: Elton John, 1973
    Elton John, 1973
    Blown away by how good Chrissie Hynde sounded yesterday. Effortlessly cool ❤️
    Blown away by how good Chrissie Hynde sounded yesterday. Effortlessly cool ❤️
    I never knew that I needed Rick Astley and Blossoms covering The Smiths, but yesterday's set was absolutely joyous 👊
    I never knew that I needed Rick Astley and Blossoms covering The Smiths, but yesterday's set was absolutely joyous 👊
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    How I Use Bing Chat to Help Me Write Without Feeling Ashamed
    Stop feeling dirty about using AI in your writing workflow Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 20 min )
    How to Craft Alliteration for Fun and Profit
    It’s the easiest way to attract readers and make your words stick Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    So Much to Know About “So”
    Two uses of “so” and how to punctuate it in different instances Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Benefit VS Feature: The Secret to More Powerful Headlines
    Do you know the difference between features and benefits in headlines? It’s the difference between so-so and success. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
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    Order Constraints in Bayes Models (with brms)
    Over a year ago, while listing to a very not-at-all-statistical podcast, I discovered that Bayesian modeling is widely used in archaeology since the mid 90s to calibrate carbon dating.1 Continue reading: Order Constraints in Bayes Models (with brms)  ( 40 min )
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    Two rival theories about the basis of perception went head-to-head in a series of neuroscience experiments, but advocates of the "losing" idea aren't conceding yet. https://scim.ag/37Q
    Two rival theories about the basis of perception went head-to-head in a series of neuroscience experiments, but advocates of the "losing" idea aren't conceding yet. scim.ag/37Q
    The idea behind thermal batteries is to feed surplus wind or solar electricity to a heating element, which boosts the temperature of a liquid metal bath or a graphite block to several thousand degrees. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/37K
    The idea behind thermal batteries is to feed surplus wind or solar electricity to a heating element, which boosts the temperature of a liquid metal bath or a graphite block to several thousand degrees. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/37K  ( 1 min )
    Bizarre six-legged creatures and other “surprising discoveries” are beginning to clarify evolution after the Biological Big Bang. https://scim.ag/37F
    Bizarre six-legged creatures and other “surprising discoveries” are beginning to clarify evolution after the Biological Big Bang. scim.ag/37F
    Soot from deadly Australian bushfires in 2019–20 may have tipped the world into a surprise La Niña. https://scim.ag/37z
    Soot from deadly Australian bushfires in 2019–20 may have tipped the world into a surprise La Niña. scim.ag/37z
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    A hybrid nanofiber gel described in @ScienceAdvances could act as an artificial scaffold for regenerating neural connections after spinal cord injury. https://scim.ag/37M
    A hybrid nanofiber gel described in @ScienceAdvances could act as an artificial scaffold for regenerating neural connections after spinal cord injury. scim.ag/37M
    Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars, and someday supplement dinner plates on Earth. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/37H
    Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars, and someday supplement dinner plates on Earth. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/37H
    Despite the importance of nonhuman primates, reference genomes have been sequenced in <10% of species. A new Science study presents high-quality reference genomes for 27 primate species, adding to available resources. https://scim.ag/37C #PrimateGenomes
    Despite the importance of nonhuman primates, reference genomes have been sequenced in <10% of species. scim.ag/37C #PrimateGenomes
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    David Wates has left Wycombe Wanderers after nine years to become Lead Physical Performance Coach @QPR Move reunites him with QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth, with whom he worked at Wycombe. #QPR https://trainingground.guru/bulletin-board
    David Wates has left Wycombe Wanderers after nine years to become Lead Physical Performance Coach @QPR #QPR trainingground.guru/bulletin…
    "I still get jokes about the Green Party thing, but I just lost faith in the two big parties. We lack leaders with empathy and emotional intelligence." Russell Martin https://trainingground.guru/articles/russell-martin-people,-purpose-(and-possession)-at-mk-dons
    "I still get jokes about the Green Party thing, but I just lost faith in the two big parties. We lack leaders with empathy and emotional intelligence." trainingground.guru/articles…
    Good message for Southampton fans here... "The more hard times you’ve been through, the more potential for beauty" ~ Russell Martin https://trainingground.guru/articles/russell-martin-people,-purpose-(and-possession)-at-mk-dons
    Good message for Southampton fans here... trainingground.guru/articles…
    "It started by reading this book (The Buddha, Geoff and Me), which is about a guy who’s at a low point and meets Geoff. No-one would realise that Geoff practices Buddhism - he smokes, he drinks and is just a good guy." Russell Martin #SaintsFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/russell-martin-people,-purpose-(and-possession)-at-mk-dons
    "It started by reading this book (The Buddha, Geoff and Me), which is about a guy who’s at a low point and meets Geoff. No-one would realise that Geoff practices Buddhism - he smokes, he drinks and is just a good guy." #SaintsFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: There’s a time we all have in our careers where you need someone to come off a bench and give you some help…slightly more difficult when you are on a public stage but how wonderful to see so many people step in to help 👌
    There’s a time we all have in our careers where you need someone to come off a bench and give you some help…slightly more difficult when you are on a public stage but how wonderful to see so many people step in to help 👌 nitter.net/BBCR1/status/1672738119064645632#m
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    tmblr.co/ZuM2Kye1orXOam00
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    Assuming the misconduct accusations in the "LLM aces MIT paper" are true, why does MIT allow so many dodgy clout chasers to be adjunct faculty?
    Assuming the misconduct accusations in the "LLM aces MIT paper" are true, why does MIT allow so many dodgy clout chasers to be adjunct faculty?  ( 1 min )
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    10 Great Underrated Horror Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
    Next to comedies, more than any other, the horror genre has been historically critically undervalued, perceived unfairly as comic and dispensable. In spite of the validity of its devoted following, harsher critics go so far as to nullify horror’s purpose, snobbishly mocking it. What they’ve failed to recognise is, beyond the arbitrary artifice, these stories […]  ( 9 min )
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    Import coffee prices declined 2.6 percent for year ended May 2023, following large increases https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/import-coffee-prices-declined-2-6-percent-for-year-ended-may-2023-following-large-increases.htm #BLSdata
    Import coffee prices declined 2.6 percent for year ended May 2023, following large increases bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/import… #BLSdata
    There are projected to be 146,400 librarians in the year 2031! Stop by our booth today at #ALAAC23 to learn more about our career resources or check out our Occupational Outlook Handbook at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/librarians.htm#tab-1
    There are projected to be 146,400 librarians in the year 2031! Stop by our booth today at #ALAAC23 to learn more about our career resources or check out our Occupational Outlook Handbook at bls.gov/ooh/education-traini…
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    A Return (Again)
    About two years ago I wrote entitled “A Return”, upon moving to Princeton for a year (I was a Presidential Visiting Scholar at the Physics department). I reflected upon the fact that it was a return to a significant place from my past, where I’d been transformed in so many ways. Princeton was the first place I visited (not counting airports) in the USA, the location of my first postdoctoral appointment (at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)), and its was there that I did a deep enriching dive into the hubbub of Theoretical Physics, at one of the very top places in the world to do so.a post After that, I moved West, to Santa Barbara, where my next postdoc position was at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), now called the KITP. I was very lucky to be able to go from one top place to another, and (as I’ve recently talked about in a BBC interview ) additionally, my field was in a delicious turmoil of activity and discovery. I was able to be a part of the maelstrom (the “Second Superstring Revolution”, and all the gifts it gave us, including better understanding of the role in quantum gravity of extended objects beyond strings (such as D-branes), the physics of quantum black holes, the tools to unlock the holographic nature of quantum gravity more generally (through AdS/CFT), and so on. (I've blogged about many of these topics here, so use the search tool for more.)here I’ve been known to say that Princeton was the place where I found my physics voice (Edward Witten was a key guide at that time). Well, to continue the theme, Santa Barbara (with its wonderful research group made up of people from both the KITP and the wider Physics Department) was the place where I started to learn how to use that voice to sing (with the guidance of Joe Polchinski (who sadly passed away a few years ago)). Well, as you may be guessing after that long introduction, I’m doing “A Return” again, but this time not with some boxes and suitcases of things for a year’s stay: I can now announce that I’ll be leaving the University of Southern California (USC) and (as of 1st July 2023) joining [...] Click to continue reading this post → The post appeared first on .A Return (Again)Asymptotia  ( 11 min )
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    RT by @tetraduzione: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR #COLT2023 many authors are not able to make it to this year's COLT due to visa issues. as we are trying to avoid virtual presentations, these authors need to find someone who can present their talks / posters. pls sign up if you can help!!
    VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR #COLT2023 many authors are not able to make it to this year's COLT due to visa issues. as we are trying to avoid virtual presentations, these authors need to find someone who can present their talks / posters. pls sign up if you can help!!
    "And no, GPT-4 cannot get an MIT degree"
    "And no, GPT-4 cannot get an MIT degree" nitter.net/sauhaarda/status/1672714475659722754#m
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    Scientists correcting past mistakes (climate oscillation edition)
    John Williams writes: Here is an example of climate scientists pointing out that something they discovered doesn’t exist; seems like a good example for your blog. He’s linking to a post by Michael Mann, who writes: Two decades ago, in … Continue reading →  ( 13 min )
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    The greyhound racing industry has been implicated in the rise of drug resistance in hookworms—which can infect dogs and humans https://trib.al/fVyoe2Y
    The greyhound racing industry has been implicated in the rise of drug resistance in hookworms—which can infect dogs and humans trib.al/fVyoe2Y
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    Get your tickets!! We are on our way!! @OldNatlCentre @LennyMarcusNYC @CookieHull it’s a stone cold blast!!
    Get your tickets!! We are on our way!! @OldNatlCentre @LennyMarcusNYC @CookieHull it’s a stone cold blast!!
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Bruno Fernandes led the Premier League for: 🧙‍♂️ Chances created 🥅 xG assisted 🤝 Chances created for a specific teammate But he 'only' ended up with eight assists. So... 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬? ✍️ @RyanRyanBenson
    Bruno Fernandes led the Premier League for: @RyanRyanBenson  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Thanks Elon, really great stuff
    Thanks Elon, really great stuff

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    Compositional System Dynamics for Public Health
    Nathaniel Osgood will give a talk about category theory for public health software on Thursday June 29, 10:00-11:00 Pacific Time.  ( 3 min )
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    Compositional System Dynamics for Public Health
    Nathaniel Osgood will give a talk about category theory for public health software on Thursday June 29, 10:00-11:00 Pacific Time.  ( 3 min )
    Compositional System Dynamics for Public Health
    The Topos Institute has a colloquium every week. This time it’s by my old grad school pal Nate Osgood. He’s a computer scientist, he helped lead Canada’s COVID modeling effort… … and he is now spear-heading a project to develop software that uses ideas from category theory to make it easier to create models of […]  ( 8 min )
    A busy and contentious week in condensed matter physics
    There were a couple of interesting and controversial things afoot this week in the condensed matter world. There was a new from the group of at the University of Illinois Chicago featuring electronic transport measurements in samples of the made from Lu-N-H, samples synthesized by the group of .  This was mentioned as a potential confirmation of the room temperature superconductivity result by the .  Plotting the full raw data that goes with the new preprint, however, certainly gives many people (including me) pause.  The raw resistance vs temperature sweep traces have unphysically narrow (in temperature) drops to and rises from zero, as shown.  Obviously I don't know with complete certainty, but this looks exactly like what would be seen if one of the contacts was bad.  Time will tel…  ( 10 min )
    Find The Move
    Blitz games on the internet are a lot of fun, if you love chess as I do. Perhaps a good share of the fun is due to the complete chaos that may arise, when you have few seconds left on the clock and decisions have to be taken instantly. But sometimes you may happen to play correct chess, too. It is exceedingly rare, and when it happens it is a good indication that you have been able to hold on to clear strategic ideas leading your play into the correct decisions. read more  ( 5 min )
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    Talk about throwing someone under the bus! Even the non-godfathers of AI are at war.
    Talk about throwing someone under the bus! Even the non-godfathers of AI are at war. nitter.net/NeilDeshmukh/status/1672714015133544449#m
    The godfathers of AI have always been at war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlXzufEk-2E
    The godfathers of AI have always been at war. piped.video/watch?v=mlXzufEk…
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    a journal of the conquest, war, famine, and death year
    Read both following volumes of Peter May’s Lewis trilogy, The Lewis Man and The Chessmen. The stories remain focussed on the same few characters as in the first volume, with some predictable developments and a rather heavy borrowing to the local history in the shape of a peat-bog mommy or a plane crash. And of […]  ( 7 min )
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    a journal of the conquest, war, famine, and death year
    Read both following volumes of Peter May’s Lewis trilogy, The Lewis Man and The Chessmen. The stories remain focussed on the same few characters as in the first volume, with some predictable developments and a rather heavy borrowing to the local history in the shape of a peat-bog mommy or a plane crash. And of […]  ( 7 min )
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    Brewing hot drip coffee directly onto ice is one of the best ways to make iced coffee, and it couldn't be easier. https://www.seriouseats.com/japanese-style-iced-coffee?taid=6497677f94a2e60001796221&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Brewing hot drip coffee directly onto ice is one of the best ways to make iced coffee, and it couldn't be easier. seriouseats.com/japanese-sty…
    While often made with pork, the French spread called rillettes is even more elegant (and easy) to make with salmon. https://www.seriouseats.com/salmon-rillettes-recipe?taid=6497597494a2e6000179602e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    While often made with pork, the French spread called rillettes is even more elegant (and easy) to make with salmon. seriouseats.com/salmon-rille…
    Our favorite tips for elevating boxed brownies to a level you didn’t even think was possible. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-box-brownies-better-7229778?taid=64974b5929f161000179248a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Our favorite tips for elevating boxed brownies to a level you didn’t even think was possible. seriouseats.com/how-to-make-…
    These thin and lacy cookies are oh-so-slightly crisp around the edges, with chewy middles that are nutty and rich. https://www.seriouseats.com/lacy-brown-butter-and-ricotta-cookies?taid=64972f3a29f1610001791d9b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    These thin and lacy cookies are oh-so-slightly crisp around the edges, with chewy middles that are nutty and rich. seriouseats.com/lacy-brown-b…
    Queso fresco is a delicious, milky, fresh cheese that is a breeze to make. It doesn't melt, so it's a great cheese for grilling in cubes or slices, and is awesome crumbled over soups or salads. https://www.seriouseats.com/queso-fresco-easy-cheese-recipe?taid=64972138aea4d200017c7751&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Queso fresco is a delicious, milky, fresh cheese that is a breeze to make. It doesn't melt, so it's a great cheese for grilling in cubes or slices, and is awesome crumbled over soups or salads. seriouseats.com/queso-fresco…
    Peeling and slicing mangoes can be tricky: They're slippery, the pit is awkward, and the skin doesn't want to peel from the fruit easily. Here's the best way to do it neatly. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-cut-a-mango?taid=6497050fb021230001d1c93f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Peeling and slicing mangoes can be tricky: They're slippery, the pit is awkward, and the skin doesn't want to peel from the fruit easily. Here's the best way to do it neatly. seriouseats.com/how-to-cut-a…
    This is how you make fettuccine Alfredo like the Romans. It's an incredibly simple and quick dish with only a few key ingredients: pasta, butter, and cheese. https://www.seriouseats.com/fettuccine-alfredo-sauce-italian-pasta-recipe?taid=6496f6f93fba3a0001604875&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This is how you make fettuccine Alfredo like the Romans. It's an incredibly simple and quick dish with only a few key ingredients: pasta, butter, and cheese. seriouseats.com/fettuccine-a…
    Here’s why we seriously advise against bamboo cutting boards—and what to buy instead (with tested recommendations). https://www.seriouseats.com/are-bamboo-cutting-boards-good-7511304?taid=6496dadcb021230001d1ba95&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Here’s why we seriously advise against bamboo cutting boards—and what to buy instead (with tested recommendations). seriouseats.com/are-bamboo-c…
    An improved setup for skewers brings these grilled wings closer to the heat, while a marinade based on Turkish hot pepper paste infuses them with roasted-chili flavor. https://www.seriouseats.com/grilled-turkish-wings-recipe?taid=6496402294a2e600019fd4f7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    An improved setup for skewers brings these grilled wings closer to the heat, while a marinade based on Turkish hot pepper paste infuses them with roasted-chili flavor. seriouseats.com/grilled-turk…
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    Compositional System Dynamics for Public Health
    The Topos Institute has a colloquium every week. This time it’s by my old grad school pal Nate Osgood. He’s a computer scientist, he helped lead Canada’s COVID modeling effort… … and he is now spear-heading a project to develop software that uses ideas from category theory to make it easier to create models of […]  ( 8 min )
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    Prigozhin is going to Belarus, where he will live on a big farm in the country and play all day with the other hot dog salesmen.
    Prigozhin is going to Belarus, where he will live on a big farm in the country and play all day with the other hot dog salesmen. nitter.net/DanielBerman2/status/1672702894523535361#m
    RT by @losthunderlads: All crime is legal 6pm - 8am.
    All crime is legal 6pm - 8am.
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    tmblr.co/ZuM2Kye1UF60Ki00
    Galeev rises to the occasion, as we all knew he would:
    Galeev rises to the occasion, as we all knew he would: nitter.net/kamilkazani/status/1672587528413519872#m
    RT by @losthunderlads: Cable networks: I’m a longtime Russia & Ukraine expert available for interviews. Sample opinion: “This shit is seriously fucked up, there’s no telling what is going to happen, that’s for fucking sure.”
    Cable networks: I’m a longtime Russia & Ukraine expert available for interviews. Sample opinion: “This shit is seriously fucked up, there’s no telling what is going to happen, that’s for fucking sure.”
    RT by @losthunderlads: You’re laughing? A bald hot dog salesman named Yevgeny who’s also a billionaire is trying to kill a slightly less bald billionaire he used to work for with a 25,000-man mercenary force and you’re laughing?
    You’re laughing? A bald hot dog salesman named Yevgeny who’s also a billionaire is trying to kill a slightly less bald billionaire he used to work for with a 25,000-man mercenary force and you’re laughing?
    RT by @losthunderlads: the classic "hot dog salesman to supermarket mogul to mercenary army" arc
    the classic "hot dog salesman to supermarket mogul to mercenary army" arc
    I sampled some RC Cola a few weeks ago. It wasn't bad, but I will always be a Protestant.
    I sampled some RC Cola a few weeks ago. It wasn't bad, but I will always be a Protestant. nitter.net/Super70sSports/status/1672392725222637569#m
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    Writing the First Story in Your Memoirs
    Memoir is truth — as you remember it Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 13 min )
    Revive and Thrive: How You Can Transform Old Content into Timeless Masterpieces
    Updating old content as an effective content generation strategy Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
    My 5 Tips for Writing Short Stories
    Why swim at the surface when you can dive straight in? Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 22 min )
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    Scientists have delineated how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize and clear out the bacterium responsible for #tuberculosis–a discovery that could facilitate therapeutic research for this widespread health burden. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/37y
    Scientists have delineated how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize and clear out the bacterium responsible for #tuberculosis–a discovery that could facilitate therapeutic research for this widespread health burden. @SciSignal scim.ag/37y
    "Absurd statements … are a trap for scientists." Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters, argues @hholdenthorp in a new Editor's Blog post. https://scim.ag/37t
    "Absurd statements … are a trap for scientists." @hholdenthorp in a new Editor's Blog post. scim.ag/37t
    Artificial light at night has variable and complex impacts on plants and animals, disrupting entire ecosystems, according to a new #ScienceReview. https://scim.ag/37k #LightPollution
    Artificial light at night has variable and complex impacts on plants and animals, disrupting entire ecosystems, according to a new #ScienceReview. scim.ag/37k #LightPollution
    New @SciSignal research in rodents deciphers how infections with #SARSCoV2 in the lungs generate systemic antiviral responses—and suggests that these responses may help limit the virus from spreading to other organs. #COVID19 https://scim.ag/37f
    New @SciSignal research in rodents deciphers how infections with #SARSCoV2 in the lungs generate systemic antiviral responses—and suggests that these responses may help limit the virus from spreading to other organs. #COVID19 scim.ag/37f
    Rats enjoy music at the same beat as humans, according to a @ScienceAdvances study, hinting at inherent neural processing across species. Learn more: https://scim.ag/37d
    Rats enjoy music at the same beat as humans, according to a @ScienceAdvances study, hinting at inherent neural processing across species. scim.ag/37d
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    Last year, a seagrass meadow stemming from a single hybrid plant extended its reach across more than 180 kilometers—an area the size of Washington, D.C. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/37v
    Last year, a seagrass meadow stemming from a single hybrid plant extended its reach across more than 180 kilometers—an area the size of Washington, D.C. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/37v
    A technique based on #AI can translate brain scans into words and sentences. https://scim.ag/37q
    A technique based on #AI can translate brain scans into words and sentences. scim.ag/37q
    An analysis of the oldest human remains found in Puerto Rico shed light on the lives and rituals of the island’s early inhabitants. https://scim.ag/37h
    An analysis of the oldest human remains found in Puerto Rico shed light on the lives and rituals of the island’s early inhabitants. scim.ag/37h
    The discovery may explain how the widespread soil-dwelling microorganisms, which otherwise rely on an exhausting wriggle to move, ended up around the world today. https://scim.ag/37g
    The discovery may explain how the widespread soil-dwelling microorganisms, which otherwise rely on an exhausting wriggle to move, ended up around the world today. scim.ag/37g
    A new survey shows few societies are pulling out of U.S. states affected by abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but many are implementing safety measures for their members. https://scim.ag/37e
    A new survey shows few societies are pulling out of U.S. states affected by abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but many are implementing safety measures for their members. scim.ag/37e
    Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who was once hailed as a pioneer of stem cell medicine, was found guilty of gross assault against three of his patients today and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by an appeals court in Stockholm. https://scim.ag/37c
    Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who was once hailed as a pioneer of stem cell medicine, was found guilty of gross assault against three of his patients today and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by an appeals court in Stockholm. scim.ag/37c
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    Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable https://trib.al/gaAMMXn
    Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable trib.al/gaAMMXn
    To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development https://trib.al/myjLXAa
    To better understand early pregnancy loss without using actual human embryos, scientists employed stem cells to create models that mimic this stage of development trib.al/myjLXAa
    It takes a lot of water and energy to make negronis, manhattans and margaritas. Could we do with less ice? https://trib.al/aAI30uz
    It takes a lot of water and energy to make negronis, manhattans and margaritas. Could we do with less ice? trib.al/aAI30uz
    Physicists knew black holes eventually disappear particle by particle. Now they think everything else does, too https://trib.al/Bbb2hPY
    Physicists knew black holes eventually disappear particle by particle. Now they think everything else does, too trib.al/Bbb2hPY
    Experts explain why tick-borne illnesses are increasing in the U.S. and offer tips to prevent bites https://trib.al/8XOA57P
    Experts explain why tick-borne illnesses are increasing in the U.S. and offer tips to prevent bites trib.al/8XOA57P
    The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice https://trib.al/PouousS
    The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice trib.al/PouousS
    Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, emitting more of the known carcinogen than present in secondhand smoke, according to a new study. https://trib.al/JO1HH5U
    Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, emitting more of the known carcinogen than present in secondhand smoke, according to a new study. trib.al/JO1HH5U
    Nearly 100 years ago a young astronomer named Cecilia Payne changed the way we see the stars in the sky because she was able to look into their burning heart and see something no one else ever had https://trib.al/IN4tlA6
    Nearly 100 years ago a young astronomer named Cecilia Payne changed the way we see the stars in the sky because she was able to look into their burning heart and see something no one else ever had trib.al/IN4tlA6
    Magnetic fields help to explain why some stars are spinning more slowly than astronomers thought they should https://trib.al/rpY5qku
    Magnetic fields help to explain why some stars are spinning more slowly than astronomers thought they should trib.al/rpY5qku
    The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day https://trib.al/2Q1ygVQ
    The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day trib.al/2Q1ygVQ
    Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it https://trib.al/dtN3TgR
    Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it trib.al/dtN3TgR
    Researchers found high levels of the carcinogen benzene in California and Colorado homes that used gas stoves https://trib.al/zpSs1di
    Researchers found high levels of the carcinogen benzene in California and Colorado homes that used gas stoves trib.al/zpSs1di
    The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. https://trib.al/pp7M4ta
    The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. trib.al/pp7M4ta
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    Is “Lab Leak” now proven?
    The WSJ ran a widely discussed article a few days ago, and many people have concluded that the Lab Leak hypothesis is now confirmed.  I’ve now read the piece, and I don’t see relevant new information in there.  The New York Times ran a rebuttal of sorts, with this as one key paragraph: Recent news […] The post Is “Lab Leak” now proven? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Well. Yeah, no. The molecular epidemiology of ... by RAD In reply to Formerly K. @Random Walker Wait until he's the ... by Formerly K In reply to Formerly K. “As it stands, I still think Trump ... by Random Walker In reply to S. Byerley. Rob meet anooj he is coming in hot ... by the king of texas In reply to Steve. Right, and the WIV with a secret ... by RAD Plus 10 more... Related Stories Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity? UK NHS fact of the day Russia fact of the day  ( 7 min )
    Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity?
    Tim Harford writing at the FT covers the question “Is it even possible to prepare for a pandemic?” drawing on my paper with Tucker Omberg. [I]n an unsettling study published late last year, the economists Robert Tucker Omberg and Alex Tabarrok took a more sophisticated look at this question and found that “almost no form […] The post Does Britain Have High or Low State Capacity? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments to be fair the postmodern gender theorists spent the entirety ... by community notes In reply to Fazal Majid. I mean, just as a statistical ... by M In reply to M. It's not surprising at all, it depends on what ... by Fazal Majid In reply to Heedless. Partly probably, though Berlin or ... by M In reply to Anti-Markovnikov. “As a UK resident, I think we ... by dearieme Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 Is “Lab Leak” now proven? High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota  ( 8 min )
    Rereading *Jane Eyre* (the experiment kiss)
    Jane narrates: She pushed me towards him. I thought Diana very provoking, and felt uncomfortably confused; and while I was thus thinking and feeling, St. John bent his head; his Greek face was brought to a level with mine, his eyes questioned my eyes piercingly–he kissed me. There are no such things as marble kisses […] The post Rereading *Jane Eyre* (the experiment kiss) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Henry Oliver. Wait, what? I thought he couldn't ... by peri In reply to Hmmmmmm. We believe Love Is Love. You bigot. by In this country In reply to Frank. I'll say “Donner Party” is possibly ... by Moral Panic In reply to Infovores. Thank you! by Henry Oliver In reply to Leslie. This is a really interesting paper and I ... by Henry Oliver Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 My Conversation with Noam Chomsky Game theory and the First World War  ( 6 min )
    When should you debate in oral public forums?
    That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: As a general rule, one should not debate publicly with conspiracy theorists. Some conspiracies may be true and should not be dismissed out of hand. But any discussion needs to start by demanding the best available documented evidence, and then subjecting it to rigorous […] The post When should you debate in oral public forums? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Ricky. I wouldn't exaggerate like that, but there ... by harold In reply to peri. I think you'll find, after careful ... by harold “one should not debate publicly with conspiracy theorists.” ... by dearieme How many medical slash health groups, associations, ... by God of Thunder In reply to ThatsNotAll. “He has twisted Adam Smith's ... by blue jay Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    What game theory predicts
    In most of the equilibria I can conceive, either Prighozin or Putin has to die in the next week or less? Putin has to die if he can’t take out Prighozin promptly? Game theory is often wrong, but it is worth putting this prediction out there.  And here is Kamil Galeev on the most likely […] The post What game theory predicts appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Formerly K. Why do people persist with ... by surfie In reply to Luka. I think China has a vested interest in ... by Andao In reply to blue jay. ” At the very least he might hope to ... by blue jay In reply to Christof. A negotiated compromise was not given ... by RAD In reply to james. In the last weeks Russians were preparing ... by Prof. Emeritus Plus 10 more... Related Stories Game theory and the First World War  ( 6 min )
    Russia fact of the day
    Prigozhin's Kremlin coup is causing the Russian ruble to crash. 93.9 rubles per USD at Tinkoff Bank. 91.77 at Alfa Bank. The ruble closed at 84/USD on Friday just hours ago. — Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 24, 2023 The post Russia fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments The big question now is whether Wagner actually exchanged ... by aaron In reply to Bill Allen. OMG, someone posted bullshit on ... by Karl Pooper First Galeev, now Sushko. Do you follow anyone on Russia ... by Widmerpool In reply to European Troll. AP Wagner: “Pypa (Putin) made ... by M How the west keeps falling for Prigozhin‘s trolling is beyond ... by European Troll Plus 10 more... Related Stories China (Germany) fact of the day Will Kenya take the lead in carbon removal? UK NHS fact of the day  ( 6 min )
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    people who take loud facetime calls in the subway deserve to be put in the titan submersible
    people who take loud facetime calls in the subway deserve to be put in the titan submersible
    R to @gelliottmorris: that is, of course, if you’re trying to be a huge nerd about this. in reality it’s simply just wise not to get in a submersible tube controlled by a fucking video game controller
    that is, of course, if you’re trying to be a huge nerd about this. in reality it’s simply just wise not to get in a submersible tube controlled by a fucking video game controller
    R to @gelliottmorris: scenario is $1bn upon resurfacing. we play the odds by assuming the worst-case scenario (death): titan had been to the titanic 3 times, so you have a 3/4 chance of getting $1bn and a 1/4 chance of being crushed to death, conditional on failure. it is not logical to take the risk
    scenario is $1bn upon resurfacing. we play the odds by assuming the worst-case scenario (death): titan had been to the titanic 3 times, so you have a 3/4 chance of getting $1bn and a 1/4 chance of being crushed to death, conditional on failure. it is not logical to take the risk
    R to @gelliottmorris: [amount of happiness i could buy with a billion dollars relative to happiness today] < [amount of happiness i would lose by being crushed to death by approx. 400 atm of pressure]
    [amount of happiness i could buy with a billion dollars relative to happiness today] < [amount of happiness i would lose by being crushed to death by approx. 400 atm of pressure]
    you could not have paid me enough money to go in the titanic sub
    you could not have paid me enough money to go in the titanic sub
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    Women in Engineering: giving Porsche 911s the ‘ultimate’ makeover https://go.nature.com/3NI8uKf
    Women in Engineering: giving Porsche 911s the ‘ultimate’ makeover go.nature.com/3NI8uKf
    Health-equity work requires thinking about strengths and assets instead of just disadvantages, says @DrAlethaMaybank https://go.nature.com/3qZfR84
    Health-equity work requires thinking about strengths and assets instead of just disadvantages, says @DrAlethaMaybank go.nature.com/3qZfR84
    Women in engineering: using hydrology to manage Jordan’s scarce water https://go.nature.com/46dLP0J
    Women in engineering: using hydrology to manage Jordan’s scarce water go.nature.com/46dLP0J
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    We just landed in Nashville!! What here in your city!! Come through tonight at the Polk Theater at 7pm!
    We just landed in Nashville!! What here in your city!! Come through tonight at the Polk Theater at 7pm!
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Best Free Transfers The end of June is approaching, which means all over Europe, players are nearing the end of their contracts. We picked 11 of the best options that your club could sign for nothing this summer. 🆓🆓🆓 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/11-best-players-available-free-transfer-2023/
    Best Free Transfers theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/11…  ( 1 min )
    Transfer Questions — How to replace Rice and Kane? — Who should Man Utd sign at centre-back? — Is Tonali good value for Newcastle? We used our Opta Player Radars to find out ⬇️ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/opta-player-radars-answering-five-questions/
    Transfer Questions theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/op…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    Bayern Munich are apparently going striker shopping this summer in an attempt to finally replace the goals of Robert Lewandowski. 💶⚽️ ✍️@DavidSegar_ has taken a look at the forwards being linked to see who might be the best fit at the Allianz Arena. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/which-striker-should-bayern-sign-to-replace-lewandowski/
    Bayern Munich are apparently going striker shopping this summer in an attempt to finally replace the goals of Robert Lewandowski. 💶⚽️ @DavidSegar_ has taken a look at the forwards being linked to see who might be the best fit at the Allianz Arena. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/wh…
    ✅ Overperformance compared to xG in attack ✅ Overperformance compared to XGOT in defence ✅ Second-oldest average starting XI in the Premier League last season Is what Marco Silva is doing at Fulham sustainable? https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/marco-silva-fulham-overperforming-ageing-sustainable/
    ✅ Overperformance compared to xG in attack theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
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    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! https://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Ready to see our new set of posters for educators? Stop by our booth at #ALAAC23 for a special preview! What occupations do you think were featured for Social Studies, Reading, and Math classroom? Hint: https://www.bls.gov/k12/students/careers/career-exploration.htm
    Ready to see our new set of posters for educators? Stop by our booth at #ALAAC23 for a special preview! What occupations do you think were featured for Social Studies, Reading, and Math classroom? Hint: bls.gov/k12/students/careers…
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    How to break down colour variable in sjPlot::plot_model into equally-sized bins
    Whereas the direction of main effects can be interpreted from the sign of the estimate, the interpretation of interaction effects often requires plots. This task is facilitated by the R package sjPlot (Lüdecke, 2022). For instance, using the plot_model function, I plotted the interaction between two continuous variables. library(lme4) #> Loading required package: Matrix library(sjPlot) #> Learn more about sjPlot with 'browseVignettes("sjPlot")'. library(ggplot2) theme_set(theme_sjplot()) # Create data partially based on code by Ben Bolker # from https://stackoverflow.com/a/38296264/7050882 set.seed(101) spin = runif(800, 1, 24) trait = rep(1:40, each = 20) ID = rep(1:80, each = 10) testdata boundary (singular) fit: see help('isSingular') plot_model(fit, type = 'pred', terms = c('spin', 'trait')) #> Warning: Ignoring unknown parameters: linewidth ... Continue reading: How to break down colour variable in sjPlot::plot_model into equally-sized bins  ( 15 min )
    How to break up colour variable in sjPlot into equally-sized bins
    Whereas the direction of main effects can be interpreted from the sign of the estimate, the interpretation of interaction effects often requires plots. This task is facilitated by the R package sjPlot (Lüdecke, 2022). For instance, using the plot_model function, I plotted the interaction between two continuous variables. library(lme4) #> Loading required package: Matrix library(sjPlot) library(ggplot2) theme_set(theme_sjplot()) # Create data using code by Ben Bolker from # https://stackoverflow.com/a/38296264/7050882 set.seed(101) spin = runif(600, 1, 24) reg = runif(600, 1, 15) ID = rep(c("1","2","3","4","5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10")) day = rep(1:30, each = 10) testdata Warning: Ignoring unknown parameters: linewidth ... Continue reading: How to break up colour variable in sjPlot into equally-sized bins  ( 14 min )
    How to map more informative values onto fill argument of sjPlot::plot_model
    Whereas the direction of main effects can be interpreted from the sign of the estimate, the interpretation of interaction effects often requires plots. This task is facilitated by the R package sjPlot (Lüdecke, 2022). For instance, using the plot_model function, I plotted the interaction between a continuous variable and ... Continue reading: How to map more informative values onto fill argument of sjPlot::plot_model  ( 13 min )
    How to visually assess the convergence of a mixed-effects model by plotting various optimizers
    To assess whether convergence warnings render the results invalid, or on the contrary, the results can be deemed valid in spite of the warnings, Bates et al. (2023) suggest refitting models affected by convergence warnings with a variety of optimizers. The authors argue that, if the different optimizers produce practically-equivalent results, ... Continue reading: How to visually assess the convergence of a mixed-effects model by plotting various optimizers  ( 16 min )
    Student’s t-test explained with R and Pokemon
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: Student’s t-test explained with R and Pokemon  ( 14 min )
    (Update) How to install RStudio, RStudio Server and Quarto with ‘apt install’
    R and Shiny Training: If you find this blog to be interesting, please note that I offer personalized and group-based training sessions that may be reserved through Buy me a Coffee. Additionally, I provide training services in the Spanish language ... Continue reading: (Update) How to install RStudio, RStudio Server and Quarto with ‘apt install’  ( 8 min )
    Table joins with conditional “fuzzy” string matching in R
    Here’s an example of fuzzy-matching strings in R that I shared on StackOverflow. In stringdist_join, the max_dist argument is used to constrain the degree of fuzziness. library(fuzzyjoin) library(dplyr) #> #> Attaching package: 'dplyr' #> The following objects are masked from 'package:stats': #> #> filter, lag #> The following objects are masked from 'package:base': #> #> intersect, setdiff, setequal, union library(knitr) small_tab = data.frame(Food.Name = c('Corn', 'Squash', 'Peppers'), Food.Code = c(NA, NA, NA)) large_tab = data.frame(Food.Name = c('Sweet Corn', 'Red Corn', 'Baby Corns', 'Squash', 'Long Squash', 'Red Pepper', 'Green Pepper', 'Red Peppers'), Food.Code = c(532, 532, 944, 111, 123, 654, 655, 654)) joined_tab = stringdist_join(small_tab, large_tab, by = 'Food.Name', ignore_case = TRUE, method = 'cosine', max_dist = 0.5, distance_col = 'dist') %>% # Tidy columns select(Food.Name = Food.Name.x, -Food.Name.y, Food.Code = Food.Code.y, -dist) %>% # Only keep most frequent food code per food name group_by(Food.Name) %>% count(Food.Name, Food.Code) %>% slice(which.max(n)) %>% select(-n) %>% # Order food names as in the small table arrange(factor(Food.Name, levels = small_tab$Food.Name)) # Show table with columns renamed joined_tab %>% rename('Food Name' = Food.Name, 'Food Code' = Food.Code) %>% kable() Food Name Corn Squash Peppers Created on 2023-05-31 with reprex v2.0.2 Continue reading: Table joins with conditional “fuzzy” string matching in R  ( 9 min )
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    little misc list 06-24-23
    The Wheel of Things by Clive Murray “a toy to help you choose between things, Wheel of Fortune style” Meow (about) 📌 “This is a tool that allows you to view your Mastodon export file.” Quotes Explained 📌 “The problem is that some of societies most powerful quotes are either taken out of context, misattributed or never said at all. That’s where we come in.” obsidian-note-from-template 📌 “Simple plugin to create Notes from a template, and fill in fields defined there” (available as “From Template" in Obsidian>Settings>Community plugins) Colar 📌 “A universal color palette based on Open Color”  ( 2 min )
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    Prigozhin's pronouns
    Just wow. A video has surfaced showing Prigozhin at the Southern Military District HQ in Rostov-on-Don talking to (and HUMILIATING) Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov. He threatens to blockade Rostov and head for Moscow! I have extreme trouble understanding Yevkurov and… pic.twitter.com/jGr9gaLB1i — Kevin Rothrock (@KevinRothrock) June 24, 2023 An English translation of the linguistically-relevant […]  ( 10 min )
    Five old, white men
    I promised that I would tell the story of how five old, white men persuaded me to begin the study of Asian languages two years after I was out of college.  Here it is. When I graduated from Dartmouth in 1965, I joined the Peace Corps for two years in Nepal.  Although I contracted fifteen […]  ( 8 min )
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    Saw Tom Grennan live in a small club in Zürich three months ago. Great to see him absolutely killing it at Glasto 👊
    Saw Tom Grennan live in a small club in Zürich three months ago. Great to see him absolutely killing it at Glasto 👊
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    On that weird stereotype about Jews being bad at spatial reasoning
    A couple years ago I reviewed mathematician Jordan Ellenberg’s fun book, “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else,” and at the conclusion I discussed Jordan’s statement that he’s no good at “visualizing shapes and what … Continue reading →  ( 16 min )
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: it’s really good that twitter is killing beloved bot accounts like possum every hour but is keeping those shitty pepe meme ai text bots. i think that’s actually awesome
    it’s really good that twitter is killing beloved bot accounts like possum every hour but is keeping those shitty pepe meme ai text bots. i think that’s actually awesome
    R to @pixelatedboat:
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    If you can get an invite, come over to bluesky. It’s like twitter except they don’t make you look at this shit
    If you can get an invite, come over to bluesky. It’s like twitter except they don’t make you look at this shit
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    Weekend reads: A fraudster is sentenced to prison; how another reinvented himself; RFK Jr.’s retraction, redux
    Would you consider a donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? The week at Retraction Watch featured: Our list of retracted or withdrawn COVID-19 papers is up to more than 300. There are now 41,000 retractions in our database — which powers retraction alerts in EndNote, LibKey, Papers, and Zotero. The Retraction Watch Hijacked Journal Checker now contains 200 titles. And have you … Continue reading Weekend reads: A fraudster is sentenced to prison; how another reinvented himself; RFK Jr.’s retraction, redux  ( 8 min )
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    RT by @tetraduzione: "LLM understands X" is very different from: "LLM can answer correctly some questions that involve X" which is in turn very different from: "with the right prompt we can get the LLM to answer correctly some questions that involve X"
    "LLM understands X" is very different from: "LLM can answer correctly some questions that involve X" which is in turn very different from: "with the right prompt we can get the LLM to answer correctly some questions that involve X"
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    prison games
    prison games
    R to @dril: let it roll
    let it roll
    putin has pooped the wrong diaper
    putin has pooped the wrong diaper  ( 1 min )
    "they already found the submarine" They found a false submarine
    "they already found the submarine" They found a false submarine  ( 1 min )
    "you post about girls asses while people are dying in a submarine. Really normal" i will post about Girls asses as the sun engulfs the earth
    "you post about girls asses while people are dying in a submarine. Really normal" i will post about Girls asses as the sun engulfs the earth  ( 1 min )
    if cheese cake factory did not want me crusing for girls asses they would not have put the wine bar in there
    if cheese cake factory did not want me crusing for girls asses they would not have put the wine bar in there
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    Wagner did what?!
    Wagner did what?!

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    RT by @pixelatedboat: I really want everyone to pivot back from video. I fucking hate video. Do not ever make me watch a video just to obtain information. Making me watch a video instead of giving me text I can read is an act of violence against me specifically. When will it end.
    I really want everyone to pivot back from video. I fucking hate video. Do not ever make me watch a video just to obtain information. Making me watch a video instead of giving me text I can read is an act of violence against me specifically. When will it end.
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    end of an era! good mems
    end of an era! good mems
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    Exclusive: Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology are denying anonymous reports in the media that they were the first #COVID19 patients. https://scim.ag/37b
    Exclusive: Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology are denying anonymous reports in the media that they were the first #COVID19 patients. scim.ag/37b
    Scientists have discovered a marine organism that’s not just invulnerable to microplastics, it may have a way to eliminate them—literally. https://scim.ag/37a
    Scientists have discovered a marine organism that’s not just invulnerable to microplastics, it may have a way to eliminate them—literally. scim.ag/37a
    An MIT class exercise shows how easily #AI tools can be used to order a bioweapon. https://scim.ag/377
    An MIT class exercise shows how easily #AI tools can be used to order a bioweapon. scim.ag/377
    Humans have long seen themselves mirrored in other primates, with apes’ social behavior and cognitive abilities shedding light on our own. Now, two international teams have stared deeper into the mirror. https://scim.ag/374
    Humans have long seen themselves mirrored in other primates, with apes’ social behavior and cognitive abilities shedding light on our own. scim.ag/374
    University officials are hoping Air Force’s initial 5-year, $90 million investment will help Howard become the first historically Black institution to ascend to the top ranks of the nation’s research universities. https://scim.ag/36Z
    University officials are hoping Air Force’s initial 5-year, $90 million investment will help Howard become the first historically Black institution to ascend to the top ranks of the nation’s research universities. scim.ag/36Z
    A new technique used to pick up ripples from nuclear blasts could also monitor earthquakes and eruptions. https://scim.ag/36P
    A new technique used to pick up ripples from nuclear blasts could also monitor earthquakes and eruptions. scim.ag/36P
    “It's a real feat of biological engineering.” #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/36L
    “It's a real feat of biological engineering.” #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/36L
    A new study suggests fear of society’s downfall stems from negative media and biased memory. https://scim.ag/36E
    A new study suggests fear of society’s downfall stems from negative media and biased memory. scim.ag/36E
    RT by @NewsfromScience: A compound in jagua fruit called genipin reacts with glycine to form a long, stable polymer that creates a coveted blue. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/36A
    A compound in jagua fruit called genipin reacts with glycine to form a long, stable polymer that creates a coveted blue. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/36A
    The scalloped hammerhead may be the only fish to employ this strategy during deep dives, keeping chilly water out of its body. https://scim.ag/36w
    The scalloped hammerhead may be the only fish to employ this strategy during deep dives, keeping chilly water out of its body. scim.ag/36w
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    Research shows that disrupting the body's circadian rhythm raises cancer risk, and resetting it may bring that risk down https://trib.al/jvJMC2e
    Research shows that disrupting the body's circadian rhythm raises cancer risk, and resetting it may bring that risk down trib.al/jvJMC2e
    Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TRAPPIST-1 c, the second world in a seven-planet system, lacks an atmosphere https://trib.al/xPe1kvo
    Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TRAPPIST-1 c, the second world in a seven-planet system, lacks an atmosphere trib.al/xPe1kvo
    Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual https://trib.al/YZ5HjRW
    Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual trib.al/YZ5HjRW
    The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice https://trib.al/ZmTyQkv
    The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice trib.al/ZmTyQkv
    RT by @sciam: In my latest for @sciam, I look into the National Bridge Inventory database to answer the question: “Where are the worst bridges in the U.S.?”
    In my latest for @sciam, I look into the National Bridge Inventory database to answer the question: “Where are the worst bridges in the U.S.?” nitter.net/sciam/status/1672228008776826881#m
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    noctureine 2023 [16/6/23, 20h40, 10k, 41’54”, 29⁰, 48th/295, 1st M5/11]
    Visit the post for more.  ( 6 min )
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    Gardening on the path
    The most recent xkcd: Mouseover title: "Arboretum Owner Denied Standing in Garden Path Suit on Grounds Grounds Appealing Appealing" What the Berkeley Neural Parser thinks: (S (PP (IN After) (NP (NN bird) (VBZ strikes))) (NP (NP (NN judge)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD ordered) (NP (NNP olive) (NNP garden) (NNP path) (NN sentence)) […]  ( 8 min )
    The Origin of Speeches? or just the collapse of Uruk?
    I've wondered for a long time why Biblical inerrantists have a big problem with biological evolution, which contradicts Chapter 1 of Genesis, but not so much with historical linguistics, which contradicts Chapter 11. But in "Linguistic Confusion and the Tower of Babel", National Catholic Register 6/21/2023, Dave Armstrong argues that the usual interpretation of the […]  ( 10 min )
    The allure of Latin, the glory of Greek
    Beautiful WSJ OpED (6/22/23) by Gerard Gayou, a seminarian of the archdiocese of Washington, who is studying theology at the Pontifical North American College in Rome: The Guiding Light of Latin Grammar The language reminds us of what our words mean and of whom we’re called to be. —– Nothing bored me more during the […]  ( 11 min )
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    Amsterdam Toy Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
    A private collector's dream realized. Bringing together a collection of rare and obscure toys which represent the cutthroat practices in the toy busines presented as a wall-to-wall experience. It's not aimed at young kids, but at visitors interested in the stories behind the toys. Accompanied by over 600 Barbies, Lego, and train sets, it will elicit a feeling of shock and awe from the visitors. If not though the sheer size of the day toy collection or the fringe memorabilia of movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Nightmare Before Christmas; the fascinating background stories and anecdotes delivered with humor by the owner will definitely deliver.  ( 13 min )
    Oil Museum of Canada in Oil Springs, Ontario
    Oil was first discovered in southwestern Ontario in 1857 and is being pumped from the ground to this day. That pre-dates discoveries in Alberta by more than 50 years.   James Miller Williams the father of the petroleum industry in Canada, established the first commercially successful oil well in 1858 and igniting the first oil boom in North America. (Take that J.R. Ewing!) The Oil Museum of Canada is located on land that was designated as the First Commercial Oil Field National Historic Site of Canada in 1925.  The museum itself was opened to the public in July 1960. On site, you can see the small pumpjacks toiling away.  Locals may refer to them as a donkey pumper, nodding donkey, pumping unit, horsehead pump, rocking horse, beam pump, dinosaur, sucker rod pump, grasshopper pump,  or jack pump. You will certainly get a whiff of the oil smell now and then....and some other smells as the site is located in a delightfully rural location.  ( 13 min )
    Devil's Beef Tub in Moffat, Scotland
    The Devil's Beef Tub is a dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-meter hollow is formed by four hills, Ericstane Hill, Peat Knowle, the Great Hill, and Annanhead Hill. The name comes from the fact the Border Reivers of the Johnstone Clan once hid stolen cattle in this hollow. These Reivers were referred to by their enemies as "devils." The area is beautiful, giving views over the valley below, made all the more atmospheric when the cloud is low and the weather is gloomy.  At these times you can almost imagine the moos of the hidden cattle in the valley below.  ( 12 min )
    Tower Hill Execution Site in London, England
    On any given day, visitors to the Tower of London can vary from several hundred to well into the thousands. Many come seeking to get a glimpse of the Crown Jewels or perhaps they desire to witness the location of where executions took place firsthand. What the latter may not be aware of, is the vast majority of public executions took place outside the walls of the tower, just a few yards away, on a grassy knoll near Tower Hill Underground Station. Less than two dozen individuals met their maker at the end of the executioner's axe on Tower Green. These included the two wives of King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and Catherine Howard, as well as Lady Jane Grey, who was Queen of England for only nine days. As compared to the estimated 125 mortals who lost their lives across the road on Tower Hill. The disparity in numbers is because executions at the Tower of London were reserved for individuals of high rank or who possessed popular support. At the western edge of a green space known as Trinity Square Gardens, a scaffold was erected from the 15th century to dispatch of individuals who held an air of status and were found guilty of high treason or other offenses against the crown. It operated for nearly four hundred years, with the last public execution taking place in 1747, that of Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, a supporter of the Stuart family's right to the throne. Today, visitors can find a small cordoned-off area, just to the left of the Grade I-listed Merchant Navy Memorial, First World War Section. Here, you'll find a list of names, beginning in 1381 and ending in the mid-1700s. These include participants in the following rebellions: Peasants' Revolt, War of the Roses, English Reformation, as well as the Jacobite Uprising. Thousands of eager onlookers would gather to witness these public displays of execution.  ( 13 min )
    Gabbs Mine in Gabbs, Nevada
    Magnesium-bearing deposits (magnesite, or magnesium carbonate, and brucite, or magnesium hydroxide) were discovered here in the late 1920s. The minerals are used in making refractory (high-temperature) ceramics and in chemical manufacturing, notably Epsom salts. It was a quiet niche market. Then came World War II. High-performance aircraft were critical to the war effort, and magnesium was a key component of light, high-strength aircraft alloys. It was feared that the Axis powers were way ahead in magnesium technology. Hence a crash program for magnesium production was initiated, and it used these magnesium minerals as ore. The raw ore minerals were shipped to a newly opened plant in Henderson, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, for processing into magnesium metal. Hydropower was available from the newly-finished Hoover Dam, as the electrolytic process for magnesium separation requires a great deal of electricity. It's analogous to aluminum in that respect. The shipping route was very circuitous as there was no direct rail link. The ore was first trucked to a railhead at Luning, Nevada, some 32 miles west (the rails have since been torn up). It then went north to the transcontinental route outside Reno, eastward to Salt Lake City, and finally southwest to Las Vegas on the rail link to Los Angeles. By 1944 enough magnesium metal—more than 80,000 tons—had been made for the wartime demand. The mine has continued producing magnesite and some brucite ever since, however, for those other applications, and is now the only producer in the United States. It is also said to be the oldest continuously operating mine in Nevada.  ( 13 min )
    Mario Sanchez Street Experience in Key West, Florida
    The huge El Meson De Pepe’s restaurant is lined with posters, pictures, souvenirs, maps, flags, toys, and all kinds of mementos of Cuban life (including a replica hydroplane that flew from Key West to Cuba in 1913). These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades. Hoping to invoke the sights, sounds, and smells of old Cuban Key West (Cayo Hueso), you will see a cigar factory, a sightseeing bus, stores, a boxing gym, cafés, and street scenes that were all originally created as woodcarvings by the noted folk artist. Highlights include the Pee-Roo-Lee Man, the candy vendor who would summon kids with a sharp whistle to buy the delicious cone treats he carr…  ( 14 min )
    O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke, Virginia
    By the 1950s, diesel locomotives had replaced their steam counterparts on most railroads in America. One notable exception was the Norfolk & Western Railway, which crisscrossed the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. It was there that a self-taught photographer would snap some of the most evocative and dramatic photos of steam railroading in its final days.  O. Winston Link was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1914. Link began dabbling with amateur photography as a teenager. Although he completed a degree in civil engineering, he soon found himself working as a commercial photographer, where he further developed his skills through on-the-job training. In 1955, while on assignment in Virginia, Link became captivated by the Norfolk & Western Railway's steam locomotives. Recognizing th…  ( 13 min )
    Museo de Manga (Manga Museum) in Mexico City, Mexico
    The Asociación México Japonesa (Mexico Japanese Association) was established in 1956 as a result of efforts from Mexico's Japanese migrant and Japanese descendant communities, looking to establish tighter relationships between both countries and cultures. The current location was opened three years later thanks to the donation of its terrain by San Siro Matsumoto. Its initial cultural offerings for the non-Japanese population included gardens, language lessons, and the establishment of a restaurant. They would later be joined by other lessons in subjects like ikebana and origami, a minimarket, and the Manga Museum. This museum was established thanks to a donation of almost 20,000 volumes from a museum of the same name in the city of Kyoto. This means that the vast majority of the material available is exclusively in the Japanese language. The volumes in Spanish and English are limited to a mere couple of shelves. Another bookshelf features a selection of volumes for sale, most of these also in Japanese. For the fans who have actually learned the language, this Museum represents what might be Mexico City's most important collection.  ( 13 min )
    Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web
    Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. The Coolest Library on Earth by Elizabeth Landau, Hakai Magazine A windowless yellow-tiled warehouse in an industrial park on the outskirts of Copenhagen is home to 40,000 hunks of ice—frozen treasures that preserve millions of years of climate history. For ice core “librarian” Jørgen Peder Steffensen, who oversees the chilly archive, the cores are a time machine. “All those annual layers of snowfall are just in one undisturbed sequence back in time,” Steffensen tells Hakai Magazine. “The deeper you go, the farther back i…  ( 20 min )
    Da Nang Cathedral in Da Nang, Vietnam
    The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ho Chi Minh City is quite famous, attracting curious tourists with its vivid pinkness. Da Nang has its own pink church, also dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, just a little less known. Designed by priest Louis Vallet and completed in 1924, Da Nang Cathedral is the only Catholic church in the city that dates back to the French colonial era. Its built-in solemn Gothic style, but its adorable, candy-pink façade softens the imposing impression. While tourists, knowingly or not, refer to the cathedral simply as the “Pink Church,” the locals of Da Nang have another nickname for it: the Chicken Church. It comes from the metal weathercock that stands atop the building, representing the Gallic rooster as well as referencing the Biblical episode of St. Peter’s Denial, in which the crowing of a rooster plays a significant role.  ( 13 min )
    Reighard's Gold Star Service Station in Altoona, Pennsylvania
    Starting as a blacksmith shop, Reighard’s transitioned into a gas station in 1909 a year after Henry Ford introduced the Model T. Known as "America's Oldest Gas Station" Reighard's is made of cinder blocks with hardened concrete shingles and took advantage of being along the rail line. In the late 1800s, George Hinkle sold kerosene, then lamp oil, and after seeing the advent of horseless carriages, began selling gasoline. Hinkle purchased petroleum products from Samuel S. Reighard, an oil merchant. Shortly after switching to gas, Hinkle sold the station to George D. Reighard, a son of Samuel Reighard. Martin Oil Company purchased the station in 1978 and continues the tradition of full service.  ( 12 min )
    Fourier's Fourth Apple in Paris, France
    A marble plinth dedicated to Charles Fourier (1772-1837) sits in the Place de Clichy within Paris’ 9th arrondissement. What sits atop the plinth, however, is not a statue of the father of utopian socialist theory; instead, a giant silver apple with the countries of the world etched into its reflective surface sits in his place. A bronze statue of Fourier's likeness did once stand proudly atop the monument. The thinker and writer gained notoriety throughout the early 19th century for proclaiming what were, at the time, radical notions: he questioned the cult of industrial labor, espoused socialist ideals, and coined the term "feminism." One of his less radical views—again, given the time—framed Jews as regressive and uncivilized. Ironically, during the Occupation of 1942, it was Nazis who…  ( 13 min )
    Atlas Obscura Tries: Tarpon Fishing
    In this episode of Atlas Obscura Tries our host, Zak Martellucci, tries his hand at Tarpon fishing in Charlotte Harbor, FL- a sport fishing mecca known to anglers world-wide. Join us on the hunt for the ‘Silver King,’ and an exploration of the natural and cultural habitat that makes this community on the Gulf so vibrant and unique.  ( 13 min )
    The Disappeared City of Miedzianka in Miedzianka, Poland
    The city of Kupferberg ('Copper Mountain'), renamed 'Miedzianka' when the territory passed from Germany to Poland after World War II, was one of many prosperous mining towns in the mountains of Lower Silesia. As the name indicates, it was originally copper that was mined in this area—until the Soviets discovered after their occupation in 1945 that the local mines were also a rich source of uranium. The Soviets quickly fenced off the area with barbed wire and forced local Poles to work in the uranium mines with no knowledge of the actual dangers. Officially, it was called a "paper factory," and miners suffering from radiation poisoning were formally ignored. Anyone who attempted to reveal the true nature of the mines near Miedzianka was promptly 'disappeared' by the Communist government and never seen again. After about 600 tonnes of uranium were shipped from Miedzianka to the Soviet Union, the local mine was considered to be exhausted, and the extensive tunneling underneath the town had left the ground unstable. The town itself was then torn down in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and most of the residents were forcibly resettled to the nearby city of Jelenia Góra. Today, Miedzianka only exists in the form of a few scattered buildings, a church, and a resurrected form of its once-famous brewery along one surviving mountain road. The surrounding fields and forests are filled with the overgrown ruins of houses, factories, and cemeteries that used to form part of the city. Information boards on what was formerly the main square tell the story, accompanied by numerous photos, of what was once the bustling city center of Kupferberg/Miedzianka, now almost completely forgotten to the passage of time.  ( 13 min )
    Explore the View From Humanity’s Most Distant Spacecraft
    What’s the farthest place that humanity has gone? For a practical answer to that question rather than a philosophical one, direct your gaze to Ophiuchus, an equatorial constellation also known as Serpentarius. Speeding towards Rasalhague and the other stars that make up the "Serpent-bearer" is Voyager 1, the farthest human-made object in the universe. It’s currently 14.8 billion miles (23.8 billion kilometers) from the Sun, and still speeding away at roughly 38,000 miles per hour (61,000 kilometers per hour). That’s too far to observe Voyager 1 twinkle in the night sky, but you can turn the tables and see what it sees as it looks back at us. Via NASA’s Eyes website (and app), you can pay a virtual visit to where the spacecraft is now and explore its vantage as it hurtles towards the ed…  ( 21 min )
    Fisherman's House in Madrid, Spain
    Fisherman's House ("La Casita del Pescador" in Spanish) is a small "capricho" construction in the northern part of Retiro Park in Madrid. It was conceived as a personal whim of the king who saved Retiro Park. The house was destined to offer his majesty a place to rest and is located on the central island of a pond where, back in the day, you could even fish. After the War of Independence, the park was badly damaged and was rebuilt by King Fernando VII. During this Renaissance, exotic and beautiful constructions such as the Persian Hall and Fisherman's House were created. Isidro González Velázquez designed this house and surrounded it with a pond for anglers to enjoy. The house has a striking pinkish body, adorned with Pompeian-style paintings and frescoes and with niches, where Roman busts once stood. This type of construction had its predecessors in the so-called 18th-century pavilions that were prominent in English and French gardens. In Spain, these curious structures appeared in important gardens at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. For years, the Fisherman's House remained abandoned and was eventually used as a Tourist Information Office. It is now the Municipal Center for the Adoption of Pets.  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: Bone Wars
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we hear about the Bone Rush of the 1870s, when a bitter rivalry between two paleontologists unearthed an epic amount of fossils still critical to the field today. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
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    Your Book Review: Public Citizens
    Finalist #6 in the Book Review Contest
    Hidden Open Thread 281.5
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    Short, Impactful Lessons I’ve Learned About Writing in the Past 5 Years
    Use these quick tips to improve your craft Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 16 min )
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    📨 Get the world of science delivered to your inbox every weekday. #ScienceAdviser is launching soon, featuring news and research, exclusive reporting and analysis, editor’s curation of recommended reading, and revolving daily segments. http://scim.ag/ScienceAdviser #newsletter
    📨 Get the world of science delivered to your inbox every weekday. #ScienceAdviser is launching soon, featuring news and research, exclusive reporting and analysis, editor’s curation of recommended reading, and revolving daily segments. scim.ag/ScienceAdviser #newsletter
    Honey bees perfect their waggle dances by learning from their elders. 🐝 Learn more during #NationalPollinatorsMonth. https://scim.ag/373
    Honey bees perfect their waggle dances by learning from their elders. 🐝 #NationalPollinatorsMonth. scim.ag/373
    Lunge feeding—a common foraging technique of humpbacks and other rorqual whales characterized by rapid underwater lunges to capture dense patches of prey—is energy efficient even when prey is sparse, according to a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/36W
    Lunge feeding—a common foraging technique of humpbacks and other rorqual whales characterized by rapid underwater lunges to capture dense patches of prey—is energy efficient even when prey is sparse, according to a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/36W
    How does a mussel shell open and shut easily and without damage for hundreds of thousands of cycles during the bivalve’s lifetime? The answer lies in a combination of design and materials that resist brittle fracture over time, a new Science study finds. https://scim.ag/36O
    How does a mussel shell open and shut easily and without damage for hundreds of thousands of cycles during the bivalve’s lifetime? scim.ag/36O
    Scientists have uncovered how the spatial arrangement of the kinase PDK1 shapes its substrate specificity—a finding that could inform methods to selectively manipulate PDK1 to target cancer and other disorders. #Biochemistry @SciSignal https://scim.ag/36D
    Scientists have uncovered how the spatial arrangement of the kinase PDK1 shapes its substrate specificity—a finding that could inform methods to selectively manipulate PDK1 to target cancer and other disorders. #Biochemistry @SciSignal scim.ag/36D
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Our work on perforin-2, a pore-forming protein expressed by #DendriticCells to deliver antigens into the cytosol during #CrossPresentation is now out in @ScienceMagazine https://science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8802… Huge amount of work from Pablo, in collaboration with @laub_marco & @Pati_Krawczyk
    Our work on perforin-2, a pore-forming protein expressed by #DendriticCells to deliver antigens into the cytosol during #CrossPresentation is now out in @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…… @laub_marco & @Pati_Krawczyk
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Excited to have our latest paper published in @ScienceMagazine. A huge advantage of a 15+ year field experiment is being able to explore treatment effects as background conditions are themselves changing with ongoing climate change.
    Excited to have our latest paper published in @ScienceMagazine. A huge advantage of a 15+ year field experiment is being able to explore treatment effects as background conditions are themselves changing with ongoing climate change. nitter.net/ScienceMagazine/status/1671986471325007872#m
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Today, @Abebab & I have a piece out in @ScienceMagazine on how AI can distort human beliefs. We discuss how psychology interacts with generative AI in problematic ways. 🧵 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi0248
    Today, @Abebab & I have a piece out in @ScienceMagazine on how AI can distort human beliefs. We discuss how psychology interacts with generative AI in problematic ways. 🧵 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: New in @sciencemagazine 📣 Muskoxen and caribou slow tundra diversity decline associated with diminishing Arctic sea ice extent during a 15 years period. Led by Eric Post🌟 http://scim.ag/36d
    New in @sciencemagazine 📣 scim.ag/36d
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    Books in brief: The ocean’s engine, and the science of reading https://go.nature.com/3CJeflz
    Books in brief: The ocean’s engine, and the science of reading go.nature.com/3CJeflz
    Update: The FDA has now approved the first gene therapy for Duschenne muscular dystrophy for children aged four and five https://go.nature.com/3NrvzjQ
    Update: The FDA has now approved the first gene therapy for Duschenne muscular dystrophy for children aged four and five go.nature.com/3NrvzjQ
    Women diagnosed since 2010 have a much lower risk of dying from breast cancer than those diagnosed in the 1990s https://go.nature.com/46ijRko
    Women diagnosed since 2010 have a much lower risk of dying from breast cancer than those diagnosed in the 1990s go.nature.com/46ijRko
    Underwater volcano triggered the most intense lightning ever recorded https://go.nature.com/3NnUkxF
    Underwater volcano triggered the most intense lightning ever recorded go.nature.com/3NnUkxF
    Methods inspired by the Japanese paper art kirigami help to create a textile that moves with the body https://go.nature.com/3JmwAbS
    Methods inspired by the Japanese paper art kirigami help to create a textile that moves with the body go.nature.com/3JmwAbS
    Nature research paper: Physiology and diseases of tissue-resident macrophages https://go.nature.com/3NmIN1m
    Nature research paper: Physiology and diseases of tissue-resident macrophages go.nature.com/3NmIN1m
    Nature research paper: Single-cell quantification of ribosome occupancy in early mouse development https://go.nature.com/42QtuDV
    Nature research paper: Single-cell quantification of ribosome occupancy in early mouse development go.nature.com/42QtuDV
    Research briefing: Cholesterol can make surfaces non-stick https://go.nature.com/43XWH1i
    Research briefing: Cholesterol can make surfaces non-stick go.nature.com/43XWH1i
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    DFL legislators quietly took Legislature out of the process for approving state worker contracts
    AFSCME Council 5 and MAPE reached an agreement Friday with the state that will bring a $20 minimum wage and cost of living raises of 5.5% and 4.5% over the next two years. Legislative contract approval had become a partisan bargaining chip, backers said.  ( 16 min )
    One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities
    The unequal access to abortion procedures across the country is most directly affecting the poorest women in the U.S.  ( 18 min )
    Commuter rail to the Twin Cities’ south suburbs? Minnesota lawmakers lift ‘gag rule’ on studying proposed Dan Patch line
    The topic had been off-limits since 2002, when lawmakers from some communities along the route objected.  ( 16 min )
    Why do Clay County voters keep picking winning presidential candidates?
    It’s even more unusual because the number of bellwether counties is rapidly diminishing.  ( 16 min )
    D.C. Memo: Walz buys his first tux, provokes envy among D.C. Dems; Minnesota Air National Guard battles other states for new aircraft
    After being told he would have to wear a tuxedo to the state dinner, the governor, who says he’s never owned a tux, called Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to make sure one was absolutely necessary.  ( 14 min )
    Could AI shore up democracy by raising up constituent voices?
    You’d be forgiven if you’re distraught about society’s ability to grapple with this new technology. But there are reasons to feel more sanguine as well.  ( 16 min )
    Announcing MinnPost Festival 2023 featuring Samantha Bee as keynote
    This year, we're thrilled to offer two days of all in-person programming featuring national and local voices you already know, along with new ones that you'll want to know.  ( 9 min )
    3M reaches agreement to pay more than $10 billion in ‘forever chemicals’ settlement
    Plus: Less severe storm summer; renowned dermatologist dies; fights breaking out in Brooklyn Park parks; Wedge LIVE! Cat Tour; and more.  ( 5 min )
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    Join us in Chicago, IL for the @ALA Conferences 2023 Annual Meeting! Visit our booth, number 1518, in the exhibit hall starting today at 5:30 PM to learn more about #BLSData!
    Join us in Chicago, IL for the @ALA Conferences 2023 Annual Meeting! Visit our booth, number 1518, in the exhibit hall starting today at 5:30 PM to learn more about #BLSData!
    Import coffee prices declined 2.6 percent for year ended May 2023, following large increases https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/import-coffee-prices-declined-2-6-percent-for-year-ended-may-2023-following-large-increases.htm #BLSdata
    Import coffee prices declined 2.6 percent for year ended May 2023, following large increases bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/import… #BLSdata
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    The Canary Murder Case, by S. S. Van Dine
    A Manhattan art connoisseur turned amateur detective gets involved in a murder investigation when a theatrical starlet is found dead in her apartment.  ( 2 min )
    The Winter’s Tale, by William Shakespeare
    A king’s unfounded jealousy destroys his family and kingdom.  ( 2 min )
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    Mapping the Ownership Network of Canada’s Billionaire Families
    DT Cochrane and I look at the network of corporate power behind Canada's richest families. The post Mapping the Ownership Network of Canada’s Billionaire Families appeared first on Economics from the Top Down.  ( 27 min )
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Slides of my #ISWS2013 SemWeb Summerschool talk: when you move from a symbolic to a numeric or geometric representation (e.g. embeddings), please keep the semantics. Don't throw out the semantic baby with the symbolic bathwater. https://www.slideshare.net/Frank.van.Harmelen/the-k-in-neurosymbolic-stands-for-knowledge
    Slides of my #ISWS2013 SemWeb Summerschool talk: when you move from a symbolic to a numeric or geometric representation (e.g. embeddings), please keep the semantics. Don't throw out the semantic baby with the symbolic bathwater. slideshare.net/Frank.van.Har…
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    ACT 2023 --- Registration
    If you want to attend the 6th Annual International Conference on Applied Category Theory (ACT2023) or watch it on Zoom, you need to register by July 14th!  ( 2 min )
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    ACT 2023 --- Registration
    If you want to attend the 6th Annual International Conference on Applied Category Theory (ACT2023) or watch it on Zoom, you need to register by July 14th!  ( 2 min )
    ACT 2023 — Registration
    6th Annual International Conference on Applied Category Theory (ACT2023) July 31 – August 4, 2023 https://act2023.github.io/ Due to generous sponsorship from NIST and UFL, registration is completely free! Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/applied-category-theory-2023-registration-643212404617 If you plan to attend virtually, you will need to register before July 14 to receive a Zoom link. The Sixth International Conference […]  ( 7 min )
    Cabinet of Curiosities: The Deluxe Train Set
    I’ve got a new paper out this week with Andrew McLeod. I’m thinking of it as another entry in this year’s “cabinet of curiosities”, interesting Feynman diagrams with unusual properties. Although this one might be hard to fit into a cabinet. Over the past few years, I’ve been finding Feynman diagrams with interesting connections to […]  ( 11 min )
    Are You A Theorist Or An Experimentalist?
    A colloquium with a former thesis intern yesterday brought me to ponder again over the important question of determining whether a student should choose an experimental or rather a theoretical curriculum of studies. It is a problem that arises at a variable point of the student's trajectory depending on the way the university courses offer is structured, but the issue is universal as it revolves around the skills of the students rather than anything else. read more  ( 6 min )
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    R to @steak_umm: not enough 🥩 in here
    not enough 🥩 in here
    your most used emoji says more about you than an internet quiz ever could
    your most used emoji says more about you than an internet quiz ever could  ( 1 min )
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    R to @beenwrekt: Moore's Law is the least interesting part of this article. https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~fussell/courses/cs352h/papers/moore.pdf
    Moore's Law is the least interesting part of this article. cs.utexas.edu/~fussell/cours…
    Predictions about the technological future often are laughably optimistic. But everything in the intro of Gordon Moore’s 1965 article “Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits” came true.
    Predictions about the technological future often are laughably optimistic. But everything in the intro of Gordon Moore’s 1965 article “Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits” came true.
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    ACT 2023 — Registration
    6th Annual International Conference on Applied Category Theory (ACT2023) July 31 – August 4, 2023 https://act2023.github.io/ Due to generous sponsorship from NIST and UFL, registration is completely free! Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/applied-category-theory-2023-registration-643212404617 If you plan to attend virtually, you will need to register before July 14 to receive a Zoom link. The Sixth International Conference […]  ( 7 min )
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    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 Arsenal's interest in Havertz has raised a few eyebrows. But it works: — Extremely versatile — Brilliant awareness of space — Great technician — Entering his prime years Here's how he'd fit in 📈⬇️
    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 Arsenal's interest in Havertz has raised a few eyebrows. But it works: — Extremely versatile — Brilliant awareness of space — Great technician — Entering his prime years Here's how he'd fit in 📈⬇️
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: No one has finished with a batting average over .400 in a full season since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Luis Arráez is batting .397 while leading the Marlins to a surprising 43-33 record. Will it last? @andres_chavez13 takes a look. https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/luis-arraez-miami-marlins-chase-for-400/
    No one has finished with a batting average over .400 in a full season since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. @andres_chavez13 takes a look. theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/lu…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: The pros and cons of Mateo Kovacic to Man City Pep Guardiola will need to show his capacity to empower players to get the best out of their new midfielder https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/mateo-kovacic-man-city-chelsea-pep-guardiola/
    The pros and cons of Mateo Kovacic to Man City theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
    Amad Diallo 🔴 While we don't know where he'll play next campaign, we do know that Amad Diallo had a special season last year. Here's what United (or Sunderland) would be getting: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/amad-diallo-man-utd-sunderland/
    Amad Diallo 🔴 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/am…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: David de Gea's shot-stopping has slowed down. #MUFC
    David de Gea's shot-stopping has slowed down. #MUFC
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Me, for @OptaAnalyst, on the pros and cons of Mateo Kovačić to Manchester City: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/mateo-kovacic-man-city-chelsea-pep-guardiola/
    Me, for @OptaAnalyst, on the pros and cons of Mateo Kovačić to Manchester City: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…  ( 1 min )
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: A bidding war between Arsenal and Man City for Declan Rice? Exactly what West Ham would've wanted 💰 Here's the data on what makes him such an attractive midfield option: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/declan-rice-arsenal-man-city-transfer/
    A bidding war between Arsenal and Man City for Declan Rice? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/de…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Transfer Questions — How to replace Rice and Kane? — Who could Man Utd sign instead of Kim Min-jae? — Is Tonali good value for Newcastle? We used our Opta Player Radars to find out ⬇️ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/opta-player-radars-answering-five-questions/
    Transfer Questions theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/op…
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    One Year after Dobbs, Abortion Bans Are Harming Reproductive Care, Ob-Gyns Say
    The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade is impacting health care well beyond abortion in states that have banned the practice
    Is Fukushima Wastewater Release Safe? What the Science Says
    Radiation in water from Fukushima will be diluted to almost background levels, but some researchers are not sure this will be sufficient to mitigate the risks
    5 Takeaways from the Montana Climate Trial as We Await a Historic Ruling
    Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge’s ruling
    These Ants Are Probably Better at Navigating Than You Are
    Desert ants living in the featureless salt plains of Tunisia count their steps and erect tall entrances at their nests to find their way back home.
    Cormac McCarthy's Work Is Rooted in Science
    Cormac McCarthy’s curiosity about science made him a great writer
    Where Are the Worst Bridges in the U.S.?
    More than 42,000 highway bridges across the country are in “poor” condition, according to national bridge inspection standards
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    Kenya development of the day
    The European Union signed a trade agreement with Kenya, giving the nation duty- and quota-free access to the bloc, a long-negotiated deal it said is open for other East African countries join. The economic partnership agreement has been under discussion for at least a decade. While Kenya agreed to a joint pact in 2016, four […] The post Kenya development of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Is Kenya the new Eithiopia? by God of Thunder In reply to rayward. Wherein is in written that this day will ... by God of Thunder In reply to Reason. It's a good deal for Kenya. The deal is ... by sxb A long way from the days we will take it to we will buy it. The ... by rayward In reply to M. (In fairness Singapore is kind of an L example ... by M Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    Vaccination sentences to ponder
    None of the incidences of myopericarditis pooled in the current study were higher than those after smallpox vaccinations and non-COVID-19 vaccinations, and all of them were significantly lower than those in adolescents aged 12–17 years after COVID-19 infection. I would gladly see a refereed symposium on attempts to overturn this result.  Individuals with rejected papers could publish those […] The post Vaccination sentences to ponder appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to NoPie. > That's false. Really? Which one ... by Phinton In reply to Thomas. > It's well established in the sense that ... by Phinton In reply to Todd K. Much of these deaths are from early age ... by PHinton In reply to Shady B. I think it's the same IT person to whom ... by Steve In reply to MikeP. Who is Kelley G? by Shady B Plus 10 more... Related Stories Update on the War on Poverty Black Magic Technology A mild return for Danish phrenology?  ( 6 min )
    Is American Culture Becoming More Pro-Business?
    In Capitalism: Hollywood’s Miscast Villain, a piece I wrote in 2010 for the Wall Street Journal, I described the slew of movies and television shows featuring mass-murdering corporate villains including “The Fugitive,” “Syriana,” “Mission Impossible II,” “Erin Brockovich,” “The China Syndrome” and “Avatar,” and Hollywood’s not so subtle attacks on capitalism with characters like Jabba […] The post Is American Culture Becoming More Pro-Business? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to ckstevenson. > So which side are you claiming ... by PHinton In reply to blue jay. We must agree on certain words for ... by PHinton In reply to Asdf. Asdf absurdly comments that: “Small ... by Skeptical American In reply to PHinton. “She knew what he was doing” Yes, ... by Bob from Ohio In reply to PHinton. “It is funny that Biden used the ... by Bob from Ohio Plus 10 more... Related Stories Why do wages grow faster for educated workers? High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota My excellent Conversation with Seth Godin  ( 9 min )
    Friday assorted links
    1. Visiting Outback Steakhouse in Brazil. 2. Sam Enright books list. 3. Good example of how AI experts often do not have even a basic understanding of social mechanisms.  In general, I am  pretty reluctant to put much “negative talk” on MR, but this seems to me an important point that needs to be internalized […] The post Friday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to rayward. Columbus OH used to be the center from ... by Kaleberg In reply to rayward. Is the pizza restaurant that named all ... by Steve In reply to alz9794. “It's funny that people think that ... by Lord Action In reply to alz9794. This is the kind of thing that the ... by M In reply to M. Straussian reading: TC is denouncing the ... by Dimas Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    Food in Kenya, and yes you should go
    In Nairobi the best meals are to be had at the upscale Indian restaurants, and it seems all or most of them are quite good — choose what fits your location and traffic constraints.  The basic style usually is derived from Punjabi dishes. The “British colonial” food is not bad, but I don’t think I […] The post Food in Kenya, and yes you should go appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Rahul. Very few. Charitably I think the term is ... by SH, Jr. In reply to Rahul. Yea, well I'd stay for 5 nights at that ... by Canadian guy In reply to dan1111. Tyler has $$$. Books? Lectures and ... by seeker In reply to SH, Jr.. I have always wanted to do a blind test ... by Rahul In reply to hnau. Worth noting too that ugali is hardly ... by Mark Steyn Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
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    How to Clean Strawberries So They Last Longer
    For the longest-lasting, freshest strawberries, one cleaning and storage method worked better than all the rest.  ( 13 min )
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    RT by @ground_guru: EXC: Gretar Steinsson set to leave his position as Tottenham performance director. Part of an internal restructuring. More on @MailSport
    EXC: Gretar Steinsson set to leave his position as Tottenham performance director. Part of an internal restructuring. More on @MailSport
    RT by @ground_guru: Delighted to announce @StatsPerform as one of the sponsors for TGG Live in Manchester on October 9 & 10 @StatsPerform work with 500 global teams to inform & enhance decision-making across performance analysis, player recruitment & strategic planning. https://trainingground.guru/articles/tgg-live-speakers-revealed
    Delighted to announce @StatsPerform as one of the sponsors for TGG Live in Manchester on October 9 & 10 @StatsPerform work with 500 global teams to inform & enhance decision-making across performance analysis, player recruitment & strategic planning. trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: A change in mindset and working practice is needed in the area of Player Care in football and we are pioneering this movement. If you're passionate about this and want to make a real difference, then please check us out! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-eccles-30146142_routes-tv-broadcast-preview-activity-7077954175354986496-SL36?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
    A change in mindset and working practice is needed in the area of Player Care in football and we are pioneering this movement. If you're passionate about this and want to make a real difference, then please check us out! linkedin.com/posts/david-ecc…
    This is very good 👏🏼 While a big swathe of fans are becoming better informed about tactics/ the game in general, a lot of punditry seems to be regressing
    This is very good 👏🏼 nitter.net/Zonal_Marking/status/1671805485039624194#m
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    R to @DaveAHopkins: A key takeaway point, in my view:
    A key takeaway point, in my view:
    I recently spoke with @MichaelBluhm of @thesignal about the new generational divide in American politics and its effects on the demographic composition and policy priorities of both Democrats & Republicans: https://www.thesgnl.com/2023/06/united-states-younger-generations-political-shift/
    I recently spoke with @MichaelBluhm of @thesignal about the new generational divide in American politics and its effects on the demographic composition and policy priorities of both Democrats & Republicans: thesgnl.com/2023/06/united-s…
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    RT by @emilyriehl: Dismayed to learn that @NSF, on the guidance of its General Counsel, is now denying funding to women-specific programs on the basis of potential Title IX violation. The Women in [Math Subject] programs have been an inspiring model for inclusion and collaboration — a huge loss.
    Dismayed to learn that @NSF, on the guidance of its General Counsel, is now denying funding to women-specific programs on the basis of potential Title IX violation. The Women in [Math Subject] programs have been an inspiring model for inclusion and collaboration — a huge loss.
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    I’m starting to believe the Simpsons are psychics!!
    I’m starting to believe the Simpsons are psychics!!
    This
    This
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    10 Great Recent Thriller Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen
    The thriller genre is hard to define. It’s not quite as black-and-white as a horror movie or a comedy, but at the same time, you know a thriller when you see one. The genre has always been popular because of its ability to keep viewers guessing until the credits roll. While the genre generally brings […]  ( 9 min )
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    Aren't we all, etc etc. https://tmblr.co/ZuM2Kye19eq_ae00
    Aren't we all, etc etc. tmblr.co/ZuM2Kye19eq_ae00
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    Democrats got shut out of Iowa's House delegation last year for the first time since 1994. But Republicans remain favored in all four of the state's House seats, writes @Redistrict. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/iowa-house/2024-house-race-analysis-iowa
    Democrats got shut out of Iowa's House delegation last year for the first time since 1994. But Republicans remain favored in all four of the state's House seats, writes @Redistrict. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    Good morning from a rainy #SCOTUS, which will issue opinions at 10 am. There are 14 cases left to decide, summarized here: https://amylhowe.com/2023/06/22/after-the-release-of-4-opinions-14-cases-remaining/
    Good morning from a rainy #SCOTUS, which will issue opinions at 10 am. There are 14 cases left to decide, summarized here: amylhowe.com/2023/06/22/afte…
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    It’s worse than you might think: Passive corruption in the social sciences
    When I say “passive corruption,” I’m talking not about the people who directly cheat, but about those who know about cheating but don’t do anything about it, I suspect out of some mixture of the following motivations: 1. Not wanting … Continue reading →  ( 22 min )
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    Weighted versus unweighted percentiles by @ellis2013nz
    This interesting paper came out recently: A test of the predictive validity of relative versus absolute income for self-reported health and well-being in the United States, by David Brady, Michaela Curran and Richard Carpiano. It uses a large sample of... Continue reading: Weighted versus unweighted percentiles by @ellis2013nz  ( 23 min )
    How to generate a hex sticker with {openai} and {cropcircles}
    Every R package needs a hex sticker. Here's how you can generate one in seconds using generative AI. Continue reading: How to generate a hex sticker with {openai} and {cropcircles}  ( 12 min )
    Bootstrap Function in R: Resampling with the lapply and sample Functions
    Introduction Continue reading: Bootstrap Function in R: Resampling with the lapply and sample Functions  ( 12 min )
    rOpenSci Champions Program Teams: Meet Ghozayel Elotteebi and Zebulun Arendsee
    We designed the rOpenSci Champions Program with a mentorship aspect. Mentoring plays a significant role in the growth and development of both mentors and mentees alike. In our program, each Champion has a mentor who accompanies them during their train... Continue reading: rOpenSci Champions Program Teams: Meet Ghozayel Elotteebi and Zebulun Arendsee  ( 9 min )
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    Plagiarism scandal engulfs high-profile academic in Latvia
    Two years after it was quietly retracted “due to plagiarism,” a paper by a prominent researcher in Latvia has set the country’s media ablaze, drawing comments from, among others, the minister of education and science and the rector of a leading university.  The plagiarized paper came to public attention in March when the Latvian magazine … Continue reading Plagiarism scandal engulfs high-profile academic in Latvia  ( 8 min )
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    No. Hell no. Absolutely not. Urkel does not "Get head"
    No. Hell no. Absolutely not. Urkel does not "Get head"
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    Book Review: How Our Hands Reveal Our Thoughts
    Gesturing with our hands and bodies represents “an undercurrent of conversation” that takes place everywhere in parallel to speech, according to Susan Goldin-Meadow, a psychologist and the author of “Thinking with Your Hands: The Surprising Science Behind How Gestures Shape Our Thoughts.”  ( 13 min )
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    Sensitivity and Severity: Gardiner and Zaharatos (2022) (i)
    I’ve been reading an illuminating paper by Georgi Gardiner and Brian Zaharatos (Gardiner and Zaharatos, 2022; hereafter, G & Z), “The safe, the sensitive and the severely tested,” that forges links between contemporary epistemology and my severe testing account. It’s part of a collection published in Synthese on “Recent issues in Philosophy of Statistics”.  Gardiner […]  ( 24 min )
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    Garden Path Sentence
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    this is my heroin
    this is my heroin
    at inbox zero. (all i had to do was change jobs)
    at inbox zero. (all i had to do was change jobs)
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    RT by @Nature: Deletion of a protein called TIM-1 from B cells reduces tumour burden in a mouse model of skin cancer https://go.nature.com/44dYUoH
    Deletion of a protein called TIM-1 from B cells reduces tumour burden in a mouse model of skin cancer go.nature.com/44dYUoH
    Nature research paper: Signalling by senescent melanocytes hyperactivates hair growth https://go.nature.com/46e5Ns9
    Nature research paper: Signalling by senescent melanocytes hyperactivates hair growth go.nature.com/46e5Ns9
    Despite concerns from several nations and international groups, Japan is pressing ahead with plans to release water contaminated by the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean https://go.nature.com/3pjp7DI
    Despite concerns from several nations and international groups, Japan is pressing ahead with plans to release water contaminated by the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean go.nature.com/3pjp7DI
    RT by @Nature: 'We must evolve into something new': the vision for rebuilding Ukraine's research system -- report by me & Nisha Gaind @Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02031-8
    'We must evolve into something new': the vision for rebuilding Ukraine's research system -- report by me & Nisha Gaind @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    War shattered Ukrainian science — its rebirth is now taking shape https://go.nature.com/44cXpax
    War shattered Ukrainian science — its rebirth is now taking shape go.nature.com/44cXpax
    Latest Nature Careers podcast: a collaboration to tackle child malnutrition in Bangladesh https://go.nature.com/46iUQ8z
    Latest Nature Careers podcast: a collaboration to tackle child malnutrition in Bangladesh go.nature.com/46iUQ8z
    Excerpts from after-action interviews regarding the incident at Penn Station https://go.nature.com/42Ue3KM
    Excerpts from after-action interviews regarding the incident at Penn Station go.nature.com/42Ue3KM
    RT by @Nature: This week's dip into Nature's archive features the architect Christopher Wren using his astronomy skills to assess an observatory proposal, and considers questions about cyclones https://go.nature.com/3Jqu3xg
    This week's dip into Nature's archive features the architect Christopher Wren using his astronomy skills to assess an observatory proposal, and considers questions about cyclones go.nature.com/3Jqu3xg
    RT by @Nature: More carrot, less stick: some very promising changes to the research assessment in the UK have been announced. The challenge will be to ensure they are implemented well https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01990-2
    More carrot, less stick: some very promising changes to the research assessment in the UK have been announced. The challenge will be to ensure they are implemented well nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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    Producer prices up 1.1 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/producer-prices-up-1-1-percent-from-may-2022-to-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Producer prices up 1.1 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/produc… #BLSdata
    Producer prices up 1.1 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/producer-prices-up-1-1-percent-from-may-2022-to-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Producer prices up 1.1 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/produc… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on how Americans spend their time https://www.bls.gov/charts/american-time-use/ #ATUS #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on how Americans spend their time bls.gov/charts/american-time… #ATUS #BLSdata #DataViz
    34% of employed persons do some work at home on days they work in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm #ATUS #BLSdata
    34% of employed persons do some work at home on days they work in 2022 bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr… #ATUS #BLSdata
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    Approximation Methods in Bayesian Analysis [#3]
    My last day (#4) at the workshop, as I had to return to Paris earlier. A rather theoretical morning again, with Morgane Austern on (probabilistic) concentration inequalities on transport distances, far from my comfort zone if lively, Jason Xu on replacing non-convex penalisation factors to distances to the corresponding manifold, which I found most interesting […]  ( 7 min )
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    Approximation Methods in Bayesian Analysis [#3]
    My last day (#4) at the workshop, as I had to return to Paris earlier. A rather theoretical morning again, with Morgane Austern on (probabilistic) concentration inequalities on transport distances, far from my comfort zone if lively, Jason Xu on replacing non-convex penalisation factors to distances to the corresponding manifold, which I found most interesting […]  ( 7 min )
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: shut it down - this is the best tweet
    shut it down - this is the best tweet
    RT by @pixelatedboat: sometimes people wonder, 'is the ape from the original 'donkey kong' the cranky kong we see in 'donkey kong country'? 'is the donkey kong from 'donkey kong country' actually DK jr?' i think this simple diagram should explain:
    sometimes people wonder, 'is the ape from the original 'donkey kong' the cranky kong we see in 'donkey kong country'? 'is the donkey kong from 'donkey kong country' actually DK jr?' i think this simple diagram should explain:
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    Debunking the Myth of the National Dish
    In 1889, a rakish Neapolitan pizzaiolo by the name of Raffaele Esposito gifted three of his pies to Queen Margherita of Savoy, the beautiful Piedmontese wife of King Umberto I. As the story goes, he fashioned one with the colors of the freshly unified nation of Italy’s flag and named it, of course, pizza Margherita. A plaque in Naples proudly declares where the queen’s meal allegedly took place. There’s just one catch to this familiar tale: None of it is true. In her latest book, National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History, and the Meaning of Home, Anya von Bremzen goes on a multi-year quest to parse the myths and misunderstandings swirling around canonical foods like pizza Margherita. In the process, she “crushes” bowls of noodles with a ramen otaku in Tokyo, learns to ma…  ( 29 min )
    The Disappeared City Center of Kostrzyn in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Poland
    The modern Polish city of Kostrzyn nad Odrą lies directly on the Oder river, which has formed the border between Poland and Germany since World War II. Prior to 1945, the city was mostly inhabited by ethnic Germans and called "Küstrin" (also listed in some places as "Cüstrin"), but the German residents were forced to leave as a result of the border changes after the war. Ethnic Poles settled in their place, although not in the strictest geographical sense: the historical city centre of Kostrzyn/Küstrin was so throughly destroyed in the war that it had become uninhabitable, so the incoming Poles built what amounted to a new city center about 1 km (0.6 miles) to the northeast. The historical city center, once a densely-populated, fortified settlement on the Oder River, was left to fall into ruin, and was eventually torn down entirely. Today, the historical center is a free public park that has been largely reclaimed by nature. The foundations and cellars of the pre-war buildings are still visible, the main sights (like the church, city hall, and market square) are all labeled, and the original streets are still signposted, as if directing tourists around a ghostly city that still exists among the ruins. There is a small, free museum near the former city center's entrance (next to the old border crossing) as well as a larger paid, seasonal museum in the "Filip Bastion", one of the surviving fortifications on the eastern edge of the former city center. There are few restrictions in the park and it's possible to explore the city ruins to your heart's content.  ( 13 min )
    Tomb of the Wet Kimono in Fukuoka, Japan
    The Japanese idiom nureginu has been in continuous use since the Heian period (794-1185) and means "false accusation" or "frame-up," while its literal definition is "wet clothes." Though the word is frequently used today, its etymology remains rather obscure even to native Japanese speakers. Still, it is no doubt an idiom suggesting the existence of some sort of story behind its origin. Legend has it that, during the reign of Emperor Shōmu (724-749), a nobleman named Chikayo Sano was appointed as the governor of Chikuzen Province (today Fukuoka) and came from Kyoto to Hakata, bringing his daughter Haruhime and his second wife. Envious of her stepdaughter's beauty, Sano's wife decided to frame her up and ruin her life. She bribed the local fisherman and bought his still-wet kimono, then hung it up in Haruhime's room. When Sano came back home that night, his wife told him that Haruhime has stolen the fisherman's kimono—or, according to a variation of the story, is having an affair with him—and upon seeing the wet kimono in her room, Sano became furious and killed her in her sleep. A year later, the ghost of Haruhime appeared in Sano's dreams, claiming her innocence. Realizing his irreversible mistake, Sano turned his back on the world and spent the rest of his life as a monk. Today, on the site of the Nureginu-zuka or the "Tomb of the Wet Kimono" stands a basalt stele, with three Sanskrit letters and the date 1344 inscribed on it. Originally standing beside the west gate of Shōfuku-ji Temple, it was first relocated to the Mikasa riverside during the Edo period, and then moved again to its current place in 2001. There is also a relief depicting the legend on the nearby Ishido Bridge.  ( 13 min )
    Pronssikautinen Hauta in Helsinki, Finland
    If you take a walk along the sea in Humallahdenpuisto in Töölo neighborhood of Helsinki, just after you pass Kesäranta Villa, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland, you will come upon a small cliff offering a majestic view of the bay. An unassuming pile of rocks marked by a simple metal plaque can easily escape your notice. However, this pile of rocks represents by far the oldest still-standing human-made structure in the city of Helsinki. It is a Bronze Age burrow grave of an unknown individual. The grave is estimated to be over 3,000 years old. The choice of the location and the amount of effort needed to make it tell us that its occupant must have enjoyed a special status in his community in their lifetime. Unfortunately, very little else is known about this burial site.  ( 12 min )
    Fontana Boathouse in Buffalo, New York
    This boathouse, commissioned in 1905 for Cudworth Beye, a friend of Frank Lloyd Wright's, wanted a boathouse for the University of Wisconsin crew tea—in Buffalo, New York. The structure featured Wright's very first perfectly flat roof, and was the only boathouse he ever designed. However, a lack of budget on the students' part led to it never being built. While Wright did finish the plans, it was never built in Wright's or even Beye's lifetime, and for a long time it remained the only unbuilt building in Wright's famous Wasmuth Portfolio, a German book containing multiple works of his that first skyrocketed his popularity across the world. Luckily, in 2007, construction began on this beautiful structure, with the assistance of one of Wright's apprentices. Today it not only serves its original purpose as a place for a boating group (The West Side Rowing Club nowadays), but it also holds weddings and tours, of which there is more information on its website. It's a hidden gem in the shadows of other Wright-designed buildings in Buffalo, like the Darwin D. Martin House.  ( 13 min )
    How the Britpop Legends Blur Almost Launched the U.K. Space Program
    Secret Obsessions is Atlas Obscura’s new column where we ask wondrous people to take us down a rabbit hole. This edition features the drummer of the British band Blur, Dave Rowntree, as told to Associate Editor Sarah Durn. I got my first telescope for Christmas when I was nine or 10. Growing up, I would spend hours and hours out in the back garden, staring up at the stars and planets in the shadow of our very conventional two-up, two-down, semi-detached house in Colchester, some 50 miles northeast of London. I would stick it out for as long as I could, until I got so cold that I had to come in. Ever since I've always had a telescope. As I got older, I still carried on looking through telescopes, but the band started taking off in the 1990s, so that took up most of my time. Once I wa…  ( 24 min )
    Hosotsuji Ihee Museum in Kyoto, Japan
    Tenugui is a sort of traditional Japanese towel, literally meaning “hand wiper,” but often used for other purposes than simply wiping one’s hands. Historically, it was an all-purpose piece of cloth; some wore it as a scarf, some wrapped bento boxes with it, while it was also used in place of a belt, bandage, apron, and diaper. One of Japan’s oldest continuously running businesses, Eirakuya was originally established in 1615 by fabric merchant Hosotsuji Ihe’e, a favorite of Oda Nobunaga—one of the most illustrious figures in Japanese history. The shop’s name derives from Eiraku Tsūhō, a Ming dynasty coin that widely circulated back then, so common that Nobunaga adopted it as one of his crests. Men of the Hosotsuji clan also wore the coin crest to show their loyalty to the samurai warlord…  ( 14 min )
    Banned Books Museum in Tallinn, Estonia
    Hiding on one of the many picturesque streets of Tallinn's Old Town, this small, non-profit museum boasts a sneaky collection of the most famous banned books from around the world. Each exhibit is presented together with an explanation of why this certain publication has caught the eye of the censors, with the more controversial examples, like The Anarchist Cookbook, stored under the counter and produced on demand. The owner of the museum is a clear connoisseur of the banned and a passionate freedom of speech advocate, who will happily chat you through the many stories behind the books. And if you are feeling extra mischievous, you can even purchase a banned book to take home in the museum shop—or just a pair of very cool socks with a museum logo. The museum is open to donations too, if you happen to have a banned book on hand.  ( 12 min )
    Librería Porrúa's Sor Juana Book Mosaic in Mexico City, Mexico
    Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, who would later come to be known by the name of Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz (Sor Juana for short), was a 17th-century writer who made an impact not only on the literature but also the religious establishment and feminism of New Spain, now Mexico. At the time, religious women were practically the only ones allowed to receive an education, so she joined a nunnery in her mid-teens in 1667. Two years later she would enter Mexico City's Convento de San Jerónimo, where she remained cloistered until her death in 1695. From this convent, she wrote a large number of poems and philosophical treatises, many of which advocated for women's rights, which was a rarity at the time, especially for someone embedded in the patriarchy of Catholicism. Sor Juana's impact continues to be felt to this day, and her habit-clad face has appeared on Mexican banknotes since the 1970s. A take on this same portrait is found in the Porrúa bookstore in the city's historic center. Librería Porrúa was established in 1900 by the three Porrúa brothers who immigrated from Spain. Their flagship bookstore, where this mosaic is located, was opened in 1910; although the building dates to the 18th century. Their 1914 Mexican poetry compilation is considered the first modern book entirely edited and printed in the country. Combining the heritages of Sor Juana (who was considered Criolla, or entirely of European descent) and the Porrúa Brothers, this mosaic can be seen as a tribute not only to literature in Mexico, but also to Spanish-Mexican culture. Unveiled on November 12, 2020, the mural sits on shelves 4.8 meters tall and 3.6 meters wide, and is made out of books and artists' charcoal. The date choice was not coincidental, as this was the 372nd anniversary of Sor Juana's birth. November 12 was also chosen as Mexico's National Book Day in 1980, again in honor of Sor Juana's importance, making this tribute doubly significant.  ( 13 min )
    Oratorio dei Morti in Bergamo, Italy
    Sometimes referred to as the Oratorio dei Morti di Peste del 1630, this chapel was erected in memory of those that died of plague in the year 1630.  The history of this church goes back to the year 1044, when a deed was drawn mentioning a church dedicated to San Lorenzo, which indicated that this church was one of the oldest in existence at the time. Unfortunately, the original structure was destroyed to make place for a new fortification during the 16th century. While the old one was being destroyed, a new one was being constructed. Completed by the end of the 16th century, the new church of San Lorenzo alla Boccola is the very same structure that has survived to this day. History, however, took a sharp turn during the next century. An outbreak of plague that had spread throughout Europe finally reached Italy and, between 1629 and 1631, this pestilence claimed at least 280,000 lives—with some estimates putting the figure to 1 million. In memory of those that died of plague, the Oratorio dei Morti was built next to the church of San Lorenzo alla Boccola. Above the door, it is believed that a semi-circular lintel used to frame a fresco by Vincenzo Bonomini. However, by the beginning of the 20th century, all that was left of this artwork were faint blotches, and it was decided that a new fresco should replace it. A young artist by the name of Emilio Nembrini undertook this mission, and the new fresco was unveiled in 1936. The new monochromatic fresco is dominated by two main figures, Death and the dead, which are standing on each side of a slate that bears the following text: “resting here from the church move the bones of our brothers pray to their souls solace light and peace.” Although punctuation is not present, the meaning is quite straightforward.  To complete this somber composition are leaves, wreaths, skulls, and reclining pillars.  ( 13 min )
    Borden Condensery in Walden, New York
    Borden's Condensed Milk Factory was built in 1884 on 1,500 acres and employed hundreds of workers who also lived on the grounds. With a railroad running through the back (now a rail trail through neighboring towns), it supplied condensed milk to New York City and surrounding areas. The condensary was designed to process the milk of some 5,000 cows from nearby farms. Today, Borden Dairy continues to bring goods to our grocery stores, most noticeable by their mascot "Elsie" the cow.  ( 12 min )
    Sternenwächter in Berlin, Germany
    Many professions have stereotypical dresses that make them instantly recognizable. Doctors have a lab coat and a stethoscope, fireman have a yellow hard hat, and so on. However, many of these stereotypes change over time, to the point where the old ones are no longer recognizable. The wizard-like robes and pointy hat of the astronomer is one such getup.  The Sternenwächter, or the Astronomer, is a statue that was built by Christine Gersch in 2005 on a small square in Berlin that was named after the 18th-century astronomer Caroline Herschel. She is known for her many discoveries, star catalogs, and for being the first female scientist to get a salary for her work. (She and her brother William's former home in England is now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy.) The statue represents an old depiction of an astronomer, who walks around with blue robes and a pointy hat.  ( 12 min )
    Brooks Aqueduct in Tilley, Alberta
    The Brooks Aqueduct was built between 1912 and 1914 as part of an irrigation system to provide water to the arid farmlands of southeastern Alberta. At the time of its completion, it was the world's longest elevated concrete structure when completed. The main section of the aqueduct spans a 3.2-kilometer valley at an average elevation of 20 meters. Though the aqueduct is no longer functional, it has been preserved as a historic site.  ( 12 min )
    Keflavik F4-Phantom in Grænásbraut, Iceland
    Just outside of Iceland Aviation Academy stands this jet fighter that belongs to the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, also known as "The Black Knights of Keflavik." This squadron was stationed at Naval Air Station Keflavik and was inactivated on March 1, 1995. The airfield was originally named Meeks Field, assumed a civilian role, and is currently Keflavik International Airport. This tandem two-seat, twin-engine long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter was built McDonnel Aircraft for the United States Navy. The craft was once the most-produced American supersonic aircraft in history. It was widely used in the Vietnam War and also played a major role in the Cold War.  ( 12 min )
    Podcast: The Hand Collection
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we ask how much you can learn about a person from their hands. Hear the story of a doctor who made it possible for us to hold on to the stories of presidents, astronauts, musicians, artists, and more … through bronze molds of their hands. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 14 min )
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    RT by @ground_guru: Always enjoy listening to Russell Martin talk about the game.
    Always enjoy listening to Russell Martin talk about the game. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671589423438340110#m
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    "When asked which was more important in choosing a nominee for president, a candidate who stands 'on conservative principles' or one who had 'the best chance to beat Joe Biden,' only 35% chose defeating Biden." @amyewalter on why 2024 isn't like 2016: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/why-2024-gop-primary-isnt-2016
    "When asked which was more important in choosing a nominee for president, a candidate who stands 'on conservative principles' or one who had 'the best chance to beat Joe Biden,' only 35% chose defeating Biden." @amyewalter on why 2024 isn't like 2016: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    Republicans in Washington are rallying behind Army veteran Sam Brown in #NVSen. But strategists in Silver State are not quite convinced. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/nevada-senate/national-gop-eyes-brown-nevada-senate-state-skepticism-lingers
    Republicans in Washington are rallying behind Army veteran Sam Brown in #NVSen. But strategists in Silver State are not quite convinced. cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
    Republicans believe the right #IN01 candidate could unseat Rep. Frank J. Mrvan in 2024. Plus, we take a look at where the races stand in Indiana's two open House seats: #IN03 and #IN05. Read @Redistrict's latest: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/indiana-house/2024-house-race-analysis-indiana
    Republicans believe the right #IN01 candidate could unseat Rep. Frank J. Mrvan in 2024. Plus, we take a look at where the races stand in Indiana's two open House seats: #IN03 and #IN05. @Redistrict's latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    Independents "are concerned about Biden’s age (he turns 82 shortly after the 2024 election), his physical health, and cognitive abilities—not just right now but about where it might be in five years." @CharlieCookDC on what's motivating independents: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/despite-his-legal-perils-trumps-standing-among-independents
    Independents "are concerned about Biden’s age (he turns 82 shortly after the 2024 election), his physical health, and cognitive abilities—not just right now but about where it might be in five years." @CharlieCookDC on what's motivating independents: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    The Incredible Things That Happened Once I Started Writing
    You will be amazed by the possibilities once you stop caring Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
    Why Do We Keep On Writing?
    On the parallels between writing, meditation, and cooking for friends Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
    Q&A: Showrunner Marc Guggenheim Discusses the TV Series That Changed His Life…and Broke His Heart
    The “ARROW” creator goes in-depth about the iconic series that made him the person he is and how rebooting it traumatized him Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
    Use Craft Classes to Make Your Self-Published Novel Even Better
    Focus on what will move your writing forward Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »
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    What is Star Anise?
    What it is, where it comes from, and how to use it.  ( 12 min )
    Why Bamboo Cutting Boards Are Terrible for Your Knives
    Here’s why we seriously advise against bamboo cutting boards—and what to buy instead (with tested recommendations).  ( 14 min )
    Scrape, Lift, Divide, Clean: Why You Need a Bench Scraper
    Aftering testing eight bench scrapers, we named the model from OXO our top pick.  ( 11 min )
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    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Without a zone of uncertainty plus other troubling features, generative #AI is poised to amplify bias and falsehoods, distort human perception https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi0248 @ScienceMagazine by @celestekidd @KiddLab and @Abebab @tctdublin @mozilla
    Without a zone of uncertainty plus other troubling features, generative #AI is poised to amplify bias and falsehoods, distort human perception science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @celestekidd @KiddLab and @Abebab @tctdublin @mozilla
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Check out our new study in @sciencemagazine. We show that NAC controls N-terminal methionine excision by MetAP1 in eukaryotes. Our results suggest a broader mechanism for how access of protein biogenesis factors to the translating ribosome is controlled. https://bit.ly/42SU6nN
    Check out our new study in @sciencemagazine. We show that NAC controls N-terminal methionine excision by MetAP1 in eukaryotes. Our results suggest a broader mechanism for how access of protein biogenesis factors to the translating ribosome is controlled. bit.ly/42SU6nN
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    That's in addition to the opinions expected tomorrow at 10 am.
    That's in addition to the opinions expected tomorrow at 10 am. nitter.net/AHoweBlogger/status/1671971279463653377#m
    #SCOTUS calendar indicates that the Court will release opinions again on Tuesday, June 27. The justices have 14 cases left to decide: https://amylhowe.com/2023/06/22/after-the-release-of-4-opinions-14-cases-remaining/
    #SCOTUS calendar indicates that the Court will release opinions again on Tuesday, June 27. The justices have 14 cases left to decide: amylhowe.com/2023/06/22/afte…
    Yes, Jones v. Hendrix, decided today, in which #SCOTUS appointed a lawyer to defend the 8th Circuit's reasoning when the federal govt declined to do so.
    Yes, Jones v. Hendrix, decided today, in which #SCOTUS appointed a lawyer to defend the 8th Circuit's reasoning when the federal govt declined to do so. nitter.net/tazinbays/status/1671921858751479822#m
    Brian Goldman explored this very issue in some detail in the Stanford Law Review: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1693669
    Brian Goldman explored this very issue in some detail in the Stanford Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… nitter.net/profsteed/status/1671919454165385246#m
    As much fun as it is to discuss about box counts, R numbers, and the like on #SCOTUS opinion days, this seems like a much more reasonable process. Oh, and they live stream the opinion announcements too!
    As much fun as it is to discuss about box counts, R numbers, and the like on #SCOTUS opinion days, this seems like a much more reasonable process. Oh, and they live stream the opinion announcements too! nitter.net/AppellateDaily/status/1671868839272005632#m
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    The World Rallied to Find Missing Titan Sub but Ignored Shipwrecked Migrants
    The massive search for a missing submersible was a stark contrast to the treatment of a ship packed with people fleeing conflict
    Gas Stoves Emit More of the Carcinogen Benzene Than Expected
    Stanford University researchers found high levels of the carcinogen benzene in California and Colorado homes that used gas stoves
    Strange Giant Filaments Reveal a Mystery at the Milky Way's Heart
    Astrophysicist Farhad Yusef-Zadeh has spent decades peering into the center of the Milky Way galaxy, discovering hundreds of enigmatic filaments in the process
    Strange Giant Filaments Reveal a Mystery at the Milky Way's Heart
    Astrophysicist Farhad Yusef-Zadeh has spent decades peering into the center of the Milky Way galaxy, discovering hundreds of enigmatic filaments in the process
    A Common Diabetes Drug May Prevent Long COVID in Some People
    The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. But treatments remain elusive
    What Safety Features Should Subs like the Titan Be Equipped With?
    With the Titan vessel's fate yet to be determined, an expert explains the safety features that should be onboard such a submersible
    The First Person to be Diagnosed with Autism Has Died at 89
    A 1943 paper highlighted a “Donald T”—Case 1 of 11 children with “autistic disturbances of affective contact”
    To Find Life in the Universe, Find the Computation
    The discovery that life on Earth looks a lot like information propagating itself offers new clues, and new directions, to the hunt for life elsewhere
    This Astronomer Discovered What the Stars Were Made Of, and Few Believed Her Discovery
    Nearly 100 years ago a young astronomer named Cecilia Payne changed the way we see the stars in the sky because she was able to look into their burning heart and see something no one else ever had
    Black Holes Evaporate--Now Physicists Think Everything Else Does, Too
    Physicists knew black holes eventually disappear particle by particle. Now they think everything else does, too
    The Heart Can Sway Our Perception of Time
    Our sense of time can expand or contract with the rhythm of each heartbeat
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    Bits & Bobs were found in an abyssal trench known as "The Cretin's Cunt", inhospitable to human life, lowering odds of survival to about 50%
    Bits & Bobs were found in an abyssal trench known as "The Cretin's Cunt", inhospitable to human life, lowering odds of survival to about 50%
    Lordy theres tapes
    Lordy theres tapes
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    RT by @sciam: Summer heat is here, and you're dripping with sweat. Now science has discovered the fastest cool-down technique--you hold the secret in the palms of your hands. @tanyalewis314 and I tell you how to do it in the new Your Health Quickly podcast from @sciam. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-to-cool-down-fast-in-summer-heat/
    Summer heat is here, and you're dripping with sweat. Now science has discovered the fastest cool-down technique--you hold the secret in the palms of your hands. @tanyalewis314 and I tell you how to do it in the new Your Health Quickly podcast from @sciam. scientificamerican.com/podca…
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    MIT-Pillar AI Collective announces first seed grant recipients
    Six teams conducting research in AI, data science, and machine learning receive funding for projects that have potential commercial applications.  ( 9 min )
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    Driver who killed five was issued MN driver’s license just 9 days before crash
    Plus: damage from Coon Rapids house explosion; Native leaders want more engagement in DOJ findings; Alexandria lakes to get boat channel upgrade; and more.  ( 7 min )
    What’s so special about Minnesota?
    During our summer fundraiser, we're reflecting on what's special about Minnesota: access to news.  ( 6 min )
    Swiftieapolis: Must-know info if you’re among 500,000 headed to downtown Minneapolis this weekend for Taylor Swift, Pride
    In some ways, the busy weekend isn’t all that different from the Super Bowls and the NCAA men’s basketball Final Four three times since 1992.  ( 12 min )
    Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America
    For the citizens of Minneapolis and for many Muslims across the United States, a change to the city's sound ordinance represents a historic moment.  ( 17 min )
    Weekend Picks: Twin Cities Jazz Festival, the Dalai Lama, and an AR Sacred Hoop Walk
    Plus: Blaine to unveil mural created by artists with disabilities; Sharon Bridgforth's work at Pillsbury House; Tia Keobounpheng new exhibit at Mia; and more.  ( 18 min )
    Does Minnesota allow bars to operate 24 hours a day during the Women’s World Cup?
    No. During the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Minnesota bars cannot sell alcohol 24 hours a day but are allowed to do so “30 minutes before, during, and 30 minutes after a scheduled broadcast of a live World Cup match.”  ( 9 min )
    Does a Department of Justice study show Minneapolis police stopped Native and Black Americans at more than 6 times the rate of others?
    Yes. The Department of Justice estimates the Minneapolis Police Department stopped Black people 6.5 times and Native Americans 7.9 times more than white people from 2016 to 2022.  ( 7 min )
    Out-of-state patients contributing to surge in abortion procedures in Minnesota
    Plus: Names released in fatal plane crash; air quality worsens again; haunted attraction coming to Mall of America; and more.  ( 9 min )
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    Neanderthal bone markets in everything?
    Did Neanderthal produce a bone industry? The recent discovery of a large bone tool assemblage at the Neanderthal site of Chagyrskaya (Altai, Siberia, Russia) and the increasing discoveries of isolated finds of bone tools in various Mousterian sites across Eurasia stimulate the debate. Assuming that the isolate finds may be the tip of the iceberg […] The post Neanderthal bone markets in everything? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to RAD. For example, I learned that historically ... by Wreck-diver In reply to ohwilleke. It would alter our understanding of ... by Well, actually In reply to RAD. Every word of this comment is insightful and ... by Agreed In reply to Depends on what you mean by “trade”. It's ... by Exactly In reply to Zach. You're assuming that the concept of ... by Not So Fast Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
    Thursday assorted links
    1. Zurich and Winterthur move to a $26.70 minimum wage (in German).  Is that higher than the average wage in Germany? 2. Much more transmission capacity is needed. 3. China claim of the day: “Wow ByteDance buying $1Bn of NVIDIA AI chips in first half of this year is a lot … that’s 100K chips. […] The post Thursday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to RAD. Pumped hydro is a pipe dream. America does ... by Hopaulius In reply to EdR. You've used the environmentalist n-word, the ... by Hopaulius In reply to Floccina. Subject: Summer Internship Programme ... by TExas In reply to kailer. It would be ironic if we built offshore ... by EdR In reply to RAD. Have not looked in detail, but I think the ... by Engineer Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    China (Germany) fact of the day
    the hockey stick for China's global exports of finished cars. the suddenness of China's emergence is striking there is a new China shock in the making (tho more for the EU than the US) pic.twitter.com/itEV67xJQR — Brad Setser (@Brad_Setser) June 19, 2023 The post China (Germany) fact of the day appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to sxb. A standard wall socket (120V/15A) can add ... by PHinton In reply to sxb. Please stop writing about European housing ... by Please Stop In reply to I always enjoy the market cap argument. “I ... by JWatts Oh my God do none of the Americans here have any idea how their ... by Jim Carruthers In reply to Lord Action. Seriously, it would be consistent ... by Lord Action Plus 10 more... Related Stories Will Kenya take the lead in carbon removal? UK NHS fact of the day The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019  ( 6 min )
    Why do wages grow faster for educated workers?
    The U.S. college wage premium doubles over the life cycle, from 27 percent at age 25 to 60 percent at age 55. Using a panel survey of workers followed through age 60, I show that growth in the college wage premium is primarily explained by occupational sorting. Shortly after graduating, workers with college degrees shift […] The post Why do wages grow faster for educated workers? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to DrDavid. He would insist that we not conflate ... by TGGP In reply to BK. “Economic arguments about education often ... by TGGP In reply to Sure. I have yet to meet a resident who cannot ... by Sure In reply to Anon. Within the same law firm at least, a ... by Dufflepud In reply to BK. BK 1. “the majority of the human capital ... by EdR Plus 10 more... Related Stories High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota Update on the War on Poverty Nobels for practitioners of economics?  ( 7 min )
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    Does Mark Zuckerberg Own Too Much Meta?
    Also lawyers get paid, shadow trading, private equity recruiting, AI in ESG and Twitter pays its bills.  ( 2 min )
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    Coming in July! 🔥 We Have a 20% off Promo Code – Data Scientists & Data Professionals at New York R Conference
    The R Consortium is sponsoring the New York R Conference, presented by Lander Analytics! This in-person and virtual conference will be running from July 13-14, with workshops (tickets sold separately)... Continue reading: Coming in July! 🔥 We Have a 20% off Promo Code – Data Scientists & Data Professionals at New York R Conference  ( 9 min )
    A new function to plot convergence diagnostics from lme4::allFit()
    Linear mixed-effects models (LMM) offer a consistent way of performing regression and analysis of variance tests which allows accounting for non-independence in the data. Over the past decades, LMMs have subsumed most of the General Linear Model, with a steady increase in popularity (Meteyard & Davies, 2020). Since their conception, LMMs have ... Continue reading: A new function to plot convergence diagnostics from lme4::allFit()  ( 51 min )
    Mastering Repetition with R’s rep() Function: A Programmer’s Guide
    Introduction Continue reading: Mastering Repetition with R’s rep() Function: A Programmer’s Guide  ( 10 min )
    rOpenSci News Digest, June 2023
    Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. rOpenSci HQ Meeting the stars of the R-universe: PEcAn, an Open Source Project ... Continue reading: rOpenSci News Digest, June 2023  ( 20 min )
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    Here are some ways of making your study replicable. (No, it’s not preregistration or increasing the sample size!)
    John Protzko, Jon Krosnick, Leif Nelson, Brian Nosek, Jordan Axt, Matthew Berent, Nick Buttrick, Matthew DeBell, Charles Ebersole, Sebastian Lundmark, Bo MacInnis, Michael O’Donnell, Hannah Perfecto, James Pustejovsky, Scott Roeder, Jan Walleczek, and Jonathan Schooler write: Failures to replicate evidence … Continue reading →  ( 19 min )
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    The legal standing of the serial comma
    [This is a guest post by Mark Cohen] I am wondering if members of this group have had experience with translating the Chinese serial comma or dùnhào 顿号  [、] ("the caesura sign; a slight-pause mark used to set off items in a series; punctuation mark used between parallel words or short phrases; sign of coordination; […]  ( 10 min )
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    ‘generate layered, smooth shadows’
    Smooth shadow generator [sachaa] I like it! 😎  ( 1 min )
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    Financial advisor failed to disclose he had sued the organization his paper criticized
    Earlier this year, a financial advisor published a paper purporting to find that his colleagues who had pursued accreditation as “Certified Financial Planners” (CFPs) were more likely to engage in misconduct.  What the paper didn’t mention: That he had sued the CFP Board, the organization that offered that certification, and given up his own CFP … Continue reading Financial advisor failed to disclose he had sued the organization his paper criticized  ( 11 min )
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    RT by @Zonal_Marking: A piece on the massive shift in punditry over the last couple of years, away from analysis & towards ex-players being asked to act like fans. (Believe it or not, this was largely written before the "How are the nerves now, Joleon?" Champions League final) https://theathletic.com/4600507/2023/06/22/pundits-are-not-there-to-act-as-fans/
    A piece on the massive shift in punditry over the last couple of years, away from analysis & towards ex-players being asked to act like fans. (Believe it or not, this was largely written before the "How are the nerves now, Joleon?" Champions League final) theathletic.com/4600507/2023…
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    AI Creators Want Us to Believe AI Is an Existential Threat. Why?
    In May, hundreds of AI industry insiders signed onto a statement that warned of a societal-scale risk of extinction from AI. Almost certainly, the warning was motivated not just by technical concerns but by deeper social and — yes — market forces, argues law professor and AI specialist Ryan Calo.  ( 12 min )
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    Minor operation in hospital yesterday, but I should go home today. Similar to Andrey Arshavin, “I heal like dog” 😂
    Minor operation in hospital yesterday, but I should go home today. Similar to Andrey Arshavin, “I heal like dog” 😂
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    On Being Useful
    I wrote this piece after an early-career friend of mine asked some very good questions on how to be useful. Since this is a thing I struggle a bit with myself, I thought it worthwhile to write up my thoughts. Note that I fully understand that not everyone has the luxury to think about their career like this – you first have to take care of yourself and family before you can start fretting about if your working life is saving the world!  ( 14 min )
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    StanCon 2023
    Last month I was at WashU campus for the Bayesian-for-nuclear-physics workshop. Today I am in WashU again: This time it is for StanCon 2023. Here is some of the random takeaway I obtain from the conference:  ( 4 min )

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    Writers, Privilege, And AI
    If you use ChatGPT, you are still a writer: it may even be essential to unleash more great writers  ( 14 min )
    Why I Make Frequent Attempts to Write Out of My Comfort Zone
    The possibility of writing on topics I’m not familiar with is not only a challenge, but also helps nullify repetitiveness Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 18 min )
    Write Now With Samara Breger
    Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 11 min )
    How Writing Poetry for Storymaker Made Me a Better Overall Writer
    And why it’s important to try new things as a writer from time to time Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 15 min )
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    Real average hourly earnings up 0.2 percent for year ending May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/real-average-hourly-earnings-up-0-2-percent-for-year-ending-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Real average hourly earnings up 0.2 percent for year ending May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/real-a… #BLSdata
    Real average hourly earnings up 0.2 percent for year ending May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/real-average-hourly-earnings-up-0-2-percent-for-year-ending-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Real average hourly earnings up 0.2 percent for year ending May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/real-a… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on state job openings and labor turnover https://www.bls.gov/charts/state-job-openings-and-labor-turnover/ #DataViz #JOLTS
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on state job openings and labor turnover bls.gov/charts/state-job-ope… #DataViz #JOLTS
    April job openings rates up in 13 states, down in 2; layoffs and discharges down in 10 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jltst.nr0.htm #JOLTS #BLSdata
    April job openings rates up in 13 states, down in 2; layoffs and discharges down in 10 bls.gov/news.release/jltst.n… #JOLTS #BLSdata
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    Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta
    Just south of the Trans-Canada Highway and overlooking the Blackfoot buffalo jump is the Saamis Teepee. Designed for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a symbol of Canada's Aboriginal heritage, it was moved to Medicine Hat in 1991. It stands over 20 stories high and was designed to withstand extreme temperatures and winds. During a January 2007 windstorm, a portion of the teepee was damaged. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that extensive weathering was partially to blame. After repairs were complete, the Saamis Teepee now stands approximately 15 feet (four meters) shorter.  ( 12 min )
    Eremo di Montespecchio in Murlo, Italy
    The Hermitage of Montespecchio, dedicated to Mary, was built in 1192 by monks of St. Augustine’s Order. The hermitage has unusual characteristics because of its walls of pink and black marble.  ( 12 min )
    Henry "Box" Brown in Richmond, Virginia
    Henry "Box" Brown was an abolitionist born into slavery during the early 19th century. After his wife and children were sold away to a North Carolina plantation in 1848, Brown sought to free himself from his bondage. Armed with only some water and a manual drill, he squeezed into a three-foot-long, two-foot-tall shipping box with only three air holes. He endured a 27-hour trip via wagon and steamer until he arrived safely in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania. Brown would go on to travel throughout New England to speak of the evils of enslavement.  Along the Richmond Canal walk rests a steel reproduction of Henry's box, memorializing the stories of those who sought freedom from Richmond's slavery.  ( 12 min )
    Bagot's Castle in Baginton, England
    Once a medieval castle fit for a king with a bustling village community, today the site of Bagot's Castle lies at the bottom of a hill, nestled between the A46 and Coventry Airport. The castle is somewhat mysterious, with little suggesting why it was built at the bottom of a hill or what it looked like, while the medieval village lies undisturbed beneath a field where a rare breed of goat calls home. In the Second World War, the Alvis Company built a tank testing track on the site running parallel to the River Sowe. Bagot's Castle is also home to a number of Bagot goats, one of the oldest known breeds of goat in Britain. These small black-and-white goats have been roaming the hills of this area for more than 600 years.  ( 12 min )
    The Grave of Ignacy Paderewski’s Heart in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
    Famous Polish composer and politician Ignacy Paderewski died unexpectedly in New York City in 1941. He had wanted to be buried either next to his wife in Paris, or in Poland, but at the time both were occupied by the Nazis. President Franklin Roosevelt had Paderewski's body interred inside the USS Maine Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery "until Poland is free." The war ended, but Poland still wasn't free; it was occupied by the USSR. Paris was free, but apparently, that destination wasn't appealing to the custodians of Paderewski's corpse. It stayed in Arlington until after the Berlin Wall fell in 1991, when it was finally returned to Poland. Paderewski's ashes were interred in a crypt at St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw. But his heart stayed behind. He loved the United States so much that it was decided that his heart should remain here. It was extracted from his corpse and placed inside a bronze version of his head, which was then relocated to the Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery in predominantly Polish-American Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It's been there ever since.  ( 12 min )
    Franklin Roosevelt Statue in Reading, Pennsylvania
    As visitors travel down Reading Boulevard in Reading, Pennsylvania they will find a decades-old monument created and designed by a local resident.   Behind the monument is one of the nation’s busiest train tracks. The monument provides loads of questions and no answers. One can only assume that the adoration the creator had for Roosevelt drove them to design and fund this unique monument.  ( 12 min )
    Torchio a Leva Orizzontale in Cerveno, Italy
    Cerveno is a tiny rural village located in Valcamonica that dates back at least to the 14th century. The first mention of Cerveno was in a medieval treaty stating that this village sided with the Ghibellines. Although the fortunes of this village waxed and waned through the centuries, the one thing that remained constant was its vineyards. A network of narrow roads snakes through the estates surrounding Cerveno. Some estates consist of vineyards and other crops, while others are completely covered with vineyard lines. Unsurprisingly, the art of wine-making is an integral part of the village’s identity. Approaching Cerveno from the north, there is a gigantic horizontal lever press (Torchio a Leva Orizzontale) nestled between the vineyard and some ancient buildings. This is a working press…  ( 13 min )
    Warrington Transporter Bridge in Warrington, England
    Transporter bridges are rather unusual bridges. They don't have an elevated road or walkway crossing over a river, chasm, or any other obstacle. Instead, transporter bridges use a moving platform suspended under a boom to transfer people, vehicles, or other things from one end of the bridge to the other. They are usually built in locations where a normal bridge may not be functional for various reasons. For example, a drawbridge may not be practical in some locations with ship traffic, or if not enough space is available on either side of a riverbank for approach ramps leading to a standard road bridge, a transporter bridge might be a more practical alternative. Transporter bridges are also relatively rare. The United Kingdom currently has only three transporter bridges designed to carry vehicles, and the Warrington Transporter Bridge is one of them. The bridge was constructed in 1916 to connect two different parts of the chemical and soap plant operated by Joseph Crosfield & Sons. (This bridge was actually the second one built in Warrington over the River Mersey; the first bridge was built in 1905 but was later demolished in the 1960s.) The steel bridge, which spans a section of the river that is 61 meters wide, has a height of 23 meters and a total length of 103 meters. The bridge was originally used to transport railway vehicles from one side of the river to the other but was later modified in the 1940s to transport road vehicles. The bridge ceased to be used in 1964. It became a listed structure in 1975, which protected the bridge from demolition, but the bridge has been slowly decaying since. However, the people of Warrington are very proud of their bridge, and a group named the Friends of Warrington Transporter Bridge (FoWTB) formed in 2015 to raise awareness about the bridge as well as to work with Warrington Borough Council to try to restore the structure. The Warrington Transporter Bridge may still be non-functional, but it has become one of the defining symbols of Warrington.  ( 14 min )
    Gettysburg Dinosaur Tracks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    While traveling to Big Round Top via South Confederate Avenue, one drives (or walks) across Plum Run on an unassuming stone bridge and passes by evidence of the wildlife that once roamed here. Long before the Battle of Gettysburg occurred, dinosaurs roamed the area and left their mark. Located on the bridge are three dinosaur footprints. On one side is the print of Anchisauripus sillimani, a two-legged lion-sized meat eater. On the other are the prints of a dog-sized plant eater, Atreipus milfordensi. The bridge was made in 1938 from sandstone or siltstone taken from the Trostle Quarry in Adams County, Pennsylvania. There is nothing to indicate they are there so enjoy hunting for dinosaur tracks!  ( 12 min )
    Bud Spencer Museum in Berlin, Germany
    In the 1970s, Italian cinema saw a cultural renaissance with the debut of its beloved comic duo: Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, who starred together in a total of 18 films. Born Mario Girotti and Carlo Pedersoli, respectively, Hill and Spencer had a breakout in the 1967 film God Forgives…I Don’t, the first installment of a trilogy followed by Ace High and Boot Hill. While it was a typical Spaghetti Western, violent and picaresque, the duo rose to their stardom in a comedic take on the genre: They Call Me Trinity (1970). A cult classic, Trinity received a commercially successful sequel in 1971 and its theme song was used in the ending scene of Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film Django Unchained. The duo’s characteristics were defined and solidified in Trinity, with Hill as an agile (but often…  ( 13 min )
    Thylacine Taxidermy in Sydney, Australia
    Towards the back of the biodiversity hall at the Australian Museum is a rare taxidermy specimen of an adult female thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus). With her golden fur and iconic rear stripes she stands tall beside a small, damaged pelvis of a dodo bird in an extinction display. This individual specimen was registered by the Australian Museum in 1902, 34 years before the last known individual thylacine died in captivity at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart. Upon close inspection, the taxidermist's stitching is visible along the marsupial's stomach and tail. These marks were made over 120 years ago. Thylacines were once found across mainland Australia and New Guinea, but evidence suggests that its range was restricted to Tasmania around 2,000 years ago. Considered a pest by European settlers, thylacines were falsely believed to kill livestock. From 1888-1909,  a government bounty led to their depletion in the wild. As the species became rare, specimens became valued by zoos, museums, and private collectors. According to the International Thylacine Specimen Database, over 750 individuals are in collections spread across 23 countries. From around 1999-2005, the Australian Museum was involved with a thylacine cloning project and scientists extracted thylacine DNA from preserved specimens in its collection. Although the Museum no longer participates in this project, it is an active area of research in Australia.  ( 12 min )
    Decatur Waterworks in Decatur, Georgia
    The Decatur Waterworks was originally built in 1907 and supplied water to the city of Decatur until the 1940s, but had been utilized as a public park since the 1930s, when many amenities like benches, grills, and a stone bridge that crosses over Burnt Fork Creek were added. This same bridge is now part of the trail that connects Medlock Park and Mason Mill Park. By 1939, the waterworks contained two storage tanks, an office building, two aeration and solid removal tanks, and two dams, one on Burnt Fork Creek and the other on South Peachtree Creek. By 1941 the city had outgrown the water capacity of the waterworks, so the property was leased out to Dekalb County. Dekalb continued to operate the facility and sold water to Decatur. Using the revenue from this venture, they funded a county-wide water treatment plant in Dunwoody, which is currently called the Scott Candler Plant. The waterworks supplied the Naval Air Station (now Peachtree Dekalb Airport) during World War II. During this time absolutely no recreational use was allowed. When the war ended the waterworks was given back to the city of Decatur and acted as a backup for their new system. While the waterworks were in use, the park was not being maintained or publicly used. By the early 1950s, the waterworks fell into a state of disrepair due to lack of use. Residents of nearby neighborhoods in the mid-1960s complained of flooding, and in response both dams were broken and the reservoirs were destroyed. The Decatur Waterworks was declared a historic site in 2006 and shortly after this, the construction of a trail began in 2008. This trail has received funding from the PATH Foundation and has since been completed.  ( 13 min )
    Podcast: Secret Places With Ashley Ray
    Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we sit down with podcaster Ashley Ray, who has more than a soft spot for her Midwest hometown. Hear why she thinks it may just be the best kept secret. Ashley has her own podcast all about TV and culture. Check it out here. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and along the way you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Join us daily, Monday through Thursday, to explore a new wonder with cofounder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters.  ( 12 min )
    At Solstice, the Summer Triangle Is Full of Celestial Drama
    Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. It is getting hotter. The days are still lengthening. The sun beats down from its highest point, heralding the long hot afternoons of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Our star will crest at its northernmost point in the sky on the 21st, and will appear to “stand still” before moving back to the south over the coming days and weeks. This standstill is the northern summer solstice, the official start of summer, and a day for cooking on a grill, si…  ( 18 min )
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    A South Carolina stew in a deeply flavored, light-bodied sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/lowcountry-stew-chicken-5216238?taid=6493812649cd0f00015154d1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A South Carolina stew in a deeply flavored, light-bodied sauce. seriouseats.com/lowcountry-s…
    This foolproof all-butter pie dough recipe uses a food processor to make a dough that's easy to work with and bakes up beautifully, every time. https://www.seriouseats.com/easy-pie-dough-recipe?taid=64938100ec6e3a0001e19af7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This foolproof all-butter pie dough recipe uses a food processor to make a dough that's easy to work with and bakes up beautifully, every time. seriouseats.com/easy-pie-dou…
    For a twist on the classic, this version of traditional Greek spanakopita uses an assortment of greens and tender herbs in addition to spinach. https://www.seriouseats.com/spanakopita-greek-savory-greens-pie?taid=649372f57bd79800015f9d0b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    For a twist on the classic, this version of traditional Greek spanakopita uses an assortment of greens and tender herbs in addition to spinach. seriouseats.com/spanakopita-…
    A simple crepe batter that'll allow you to whip up French crepes for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. https://www.seriouseats.com/basic-crepes-batter-recipe?taid=6493650c49cd0f0001514abb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A simple crepe batter that'll allow you to whip up French crepes for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. seriouseats.com/basic-crepes…
    Seasoning and maintaining a cast iron pan is much simpler than you might imagine. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-season-cast-iron-pans-skillets-cookware?taid=649348df7bd79800015f8e37&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Seasoning and maintaining a cast iron pan is much simpler than you might imagine. seriouseats.com/how-to-seaso…
    A deeply comforting, one-pot meal of chicken and rice, this recipe from Minas Gerais is chock full of peas, carrots, and plenty of garlic and onion. https://www.seriouseats.com/galinhada-mineira-brazilian-chicken-and-rice-from-minas-gerais-recipe-7229603?taid=64933ad5ec6e3a0001e183b4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A deeply comforting, one-pot meal of chicken and rice, this recipe from Minas Gerais is chock full of peas, carrots, and plenty of garlic and onion. seriouseats.com/galinhada-mi…
    Most salmon burgers fail to deliver on their promise, but not these. https://www.seriouseats.com/salmon-burgers-remoulade-fennel-slaw-recipe?taid=64932ccdec6e3a0001e17e42&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Most salmon burgers fail to deliver on their promise, but not these. seriouseats.com/salmon-burge…
    These crispy hand pies are a must for any mezze spread. https://www.seriouseats.com/borek-5185229?taid=6493109a83d8050001b7919b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    These crispy hand pies are a must for any mezze spread. seriouseats.com/borek-518522…
    Tender, well-marbled steak, sautéed onions, and melty provolone cheese served in a soft but sturdy hoagie roll define this classic Philly sandwich. https://www.seriouseats.com/philly-cheesesteak-recipe-7546830?taid=64930294ef81bc000113c807&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tender, well-marbled steak, sautéed onions, and melty provolone cheese served in a soft but sturdy hoagie roll define this classic Philly sandwich. seriouseats.com/philly-chees…
    This aromatic cheesecake can be made with any type of citrus, but it's hard to beat the tart, refreshing flavor of lemon. https://www.seriouseats.com/lemon-ricotta-cheesecake?taid=64924b9c6545c90001a23d7b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This aromatic cheesecake can be made with any type of citrus, but it's hard to beat the tart, refreshing flavor of lemon. seriouseats.com/lemon-ricott…
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    Nature research paper: Quantum-limited optical time transfer for future geosynchronous links https://go.nature.com/44dngPo
    Nature research paper: Quantum-limited optical time transfer for future geosynchronous links go.nature.com/44dngPo
    Nature research paper: Structure and function of the RAD51B–RAD51C–RAD51D–XRCC2 tumour suppressor https://go.nature.com/3qWHqiB
    Nature research paper: Structure and function of the RAD51B–RAD51C–RAD51D–XRCC2 tumour suppressor go.nature.com/3qWHqiB
    A CRISPR-based method makes T cells that thwart teens’ cancer https://go.nature.com/42SLMEF
    A CRISPR-based method makes T cells that thwart teens’ cancer go.nature.com/42SLMEF
    Research briefing: Uncovering a role for B cells in antitumour immunity https://go.nature.com/3Px0yO6
    Research briefing: Uncovering a role for B cells in antitumour immunity go.nature.com/3Px0yO6
    Nature research paper: Origin and evolutionary malleability of T cell receptor α diversity https://go.nature.com/46ht8Jj
    Nature research paper: Origin and evolutionary malleability of T cell receptor α diversity go.nature.com/46ht8Jj
    RT by @Nature: “Islands are a global #conservation priority,” says Alex Wegmann, director @nature_org's Palmyra programme. "The soil microbiome is one of the last frontiers that we absolutely should explore to be able to effectively restore these systems” Me for @Nature https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01932-y/index.html
    “Islands are a global #conservation priority,” says Alex Wegmann, director @nature_org's Palmyra programme. "The soil microbiome is one of the last frontiers that we absolutely should explore to be able to effectively restore these systems” @Nature nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
    Time signals have been transmitted across 300 kilometres with an accuracy and precision limited only by the quantum nature of photons https://go.nature.com/3Jpfv19
    Time signals have been transmitted across 300 kilometres with an accuracy and precision limited only by the quantum nature of photons go.nature.com/3Jpfv19
    An elusive member of the gut microbiota can reduce cholesterol synthesis in the intestine https://go.nature.com/3p6XQo4
    An elusive member of the gut microbiota can reduce cholesterol synthesis in the intestine go.nature.com/3p6XQo4
    Open-source AI chatbots are booming — what does this mean for researchers? https://go.nature.com/3Poetq2
    Open-source AI chatbots are booming — what does this mean for researchers? go.nature.com/3Poetq2
    Nature research paper: Y chromosome loss in cancer drives growth by evasion of adaptive immunity https://go.nature.com/46iUGhu
    Nature research paper: Y chromosome loss in cancer drives growth by evasion of adaptive immunity go.nature.com/46iUGhu
    Nature research paper: Structural insights into BCDX2 complex function in homologous recombination https://go.nature.com/3PljrUb
    Nature research paper: Structural insights into BCDX2 complex function in homologous recombination go.nature.com/3PljrUb
    Nature research paper: X-ray polarization evidence for a 200-year-old flare of Sgr A* https://go.nature.com/3CDDE0b
    Nature research paper: X-ray polarization evidence for a 200-year-old flare of Sgr A* go.nature.com/3CDDE0b
    Nature research paper: Histone demethylase KDM5D upregulation drives sex differences in colon cancer https://go.nature.com/447XDQc
    Nature research paper: Histone demethylase KDM5D upregulation drives sex differences in colon cancer go.nature.com/447XDQc
    The Y chromosome could explain why men are less likely than women to survive some cancers, according to studies that combine data from mice and humans https://go.nature.com/3NGiaWA
    The Y chromosome could explain why men are less likely than women to survive some cancers, according to studies that combine data from mice and humans go.nature.com/3NGiaWA
    Researchers ventured to the world’s most remote island to study how fungi in soils could help to revive damaged ecosystems https://go.nature.com/3PFMJNN
    Researchers ventured to the world’s most remote island to study how fungi in soils could help to revive damaged ecosystems go.nature.com/3PFMJNN
    How do you measure something such as kindness, teamwork or quality of mentorship? UK researchers now have an opportunity to say what they think. https://go.nature.com/42VE2BI
    How do you measure something such as kindness, teamwork or quality of mentorship? UK researchers now have an opportunity to say what they think. go.nature.com/42VE2BI
    RT by @Nature: It was a routine stop that turned out to be anything but routine. The vehicle in question opened up a trail of criminal connections and misdirection. This was no ordinary plot — and the culprit was no ordinary criminal mastermind… #scifi by @ronfein https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01991-1?utm_source=twt_nft&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=futures
    It was a routine stop that turned out to be anything but routine. The vehicle in question opened up a trail of criminal connections and misdirection. This was no ordinary plot — and the culprit was no ordinary criminal mastermind… #scifi by @ronfein nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    Disputes over how to finance conservation of the world’s plants and animals have resurfaced between countries — threatening their ability to meet goals laid out in a historic plan signed late last year https://go.nature.com/3XeyXmZ
    Disputes over how to finance conservation of the world’s plants and animals have resurfaced between countries — threatening their ability to meet goals laid out in a historic plan signed late last year go.nature.com/3XeyXmZ
    The number of countries, regions, cities and companies worldwide that have set targets to reach net-zero emissions has increased significantly over the past two years, but the strategies needed to meet those pledges are lacking https://go.nature.com/3CFpJ9N
    The number of countries, regions, cities and companies worldwide that have set targets to reach net-zero emissions has increased significantly over the past two years, but the strategies needed to meet those pledges are lacking go.nature.com/3CFpJ9N
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    Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable https://trib.al/UHHLbnk
    Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable trib.al/UHHLbnk
    Researchers are discovering freshwater reservoirs below the coastal seafloor that might someday save dry regions from drought https://trib.al/8IZdl9M
    Researchers are discovering freshwater reservoirs below the coastal seafloor that might someday save dry regions from drought trib.al/8IZdl9M
    Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual https://trib.al/F6pV5Df
    Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual trib.al/F6pV5Df
    Scientists have used quantum technology to track individual particles of light as they begin the process of photosynthesis https://trib.al/cxN0PAJ
    Scientists have used quantum technology to track individual particles of light as they begin the process of photosynthesis trib.al/cxN0PAJ
    New work suggests four distinct star system types—and finds our own in the rarest category https://trib.al/IsGNJx3
    New work suggests four distinct star system types—and finds our own in the rarest category trib.al/IsGNJx3
    Reviews: A new history of the deep ocean, seeking truth through math, a space opera about self-identity, and more new science books. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/todays-deep-sea-explorers-are-mineral-miners-and-ultrawealthy-hobbyists/
    Reviews: A new history of the deep ocean, seeking truth through math, a space opera about self-identity, and more new science books. scientificamerican.com/artic…
    Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year https://trib.al/FVC9rJz
    Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year trib.al/FVC9rJz  ( 1 min )
    RT by @sciam: This SAT math problem was so tricky that everybody got it wrong — including the people who wrote the math problem https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-sat-problem-that-everybody-got-wrong/ by @JackPMurtagh on @sciam
    This SAT math problem was so tricky that everybody got it wrong — including the people who wrote the math problem scientificamerican.com/artic… by @JackPMurtagh on @sciam  ( 1 min )
    🎧 June marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On this episode of Science, Quickly, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms. Listen now on Apple Podcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/3qZOHhi
    🎧 June marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On this episode of Science, Quickly, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms. bit.ly/3qZOHhi
    Genetic susceptibilities, the environment and the body's response to inflammation all influence our odds of falling ill https://trib.al/UIQJadc
    Genetic susceptibilities, the environment and the body's response to inflammation all influence our odds of falling ill trib.al/UIQJadc
    A new pill could be the first to help the more than 14 million people in the U.S. who struggle to control their marijuana use https://trib.al/QpRGEew
    A new pill could be the first to help the more than 14 million people in the U.S. who struggle to control their marijuana use trib.al/QpRGEew
    A tourist submersible lost communications while diving to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank in 1912 https://trib.al/XN6Eqyk
    A tourist submersible lost communications while diving to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank in 1912 trib.al/XN6Eqyk
    The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day https://trib.al/9DSrg6y
    The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day trib.al/9DSrg6y
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    Approximation Methods in Bayesian Analysis [#2]
    A more theoretical Day #2 of the workshop, with Debdeep Pati comparing two representations of Gaussian processes with significantly different efficiencies, and Aad van der Vaart presenting a form of linearisation for a range of inverse problems, Kolyan Ray debiasing Lasso impacts by variational Bayes, although through a somewhat intricate process that distanced the procedure […]  ( 7 min )
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    Approximation Methods in Bayesian Analysis [#2]
    A more theoretical Day #2 of the workshop, with Debdeep Pati comparing two representations of Gaussian processes with significantly different efficiencies, and Aad van der Vaart presenting a form of linearisation for a range of inverse problems, Kolyan Ray debiasing Lasso impacts by variational Bayes, although through a somewhat intricate process that distanced the procedure […]  ( 7 min )
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    See How Crushing Pressures Increase in the Ocean's Depths
    If the missing Titan submersible were near the Titanic, it would experience pressure higher than that of a great white shark bite
    Why There's a Severe Shortage of Cancer Drugs
    Many generic drugs for cancer and ADHD, blood thinners and antibiotics are in short supply, in part because there is little profit in making them
    Record Warm Atlantic Fuels an Unusual Tropical Storm
    Record ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are causing storms to form much farther east than usual
    How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat
    Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it
    Smoking: An Avoidable Health Disaster Explained
    Statistics show that, despite some progress toward smoking cessation, tobacco continues to place an extraordinarily heavy burden on global health
    The Most Intense Lightning Storm Ever Recorded Was Sparked by the Hunga Tonga Eruption
    The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano generated a thunderstorm with more than 192,000 lightning flashes, including 2,600 flashes per minute at its peak
    El Niño May Break a Record and Reshape Weather around the Globe
    El Niño has arrived, bringing potentially major effects on weather around the world, such as drought and flooding, and possibly setting a new record for the hottest year
    JWST's Hunt for Habitable Exoplanets Finds Disappointment, Again
    Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TRAPPIST-1 c, the second world in a seven-planet system, lacks an atmosphere
    Hope for Ending Gun Violence Is Not Enough--We Need Fury
    Outrage, not hope, will move us to prevent gun violence
    Rampant Groundwater Pumping Has Changed the Tilt of Earth's Axis
    Human depletion of groundwater has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more than four centimeters per year
    Why Some People Get Sick More Often
    Genetic susceptibilities, the environment and the body’s response to inflammation all influence our odds of falling ill
    New Drug for Cannabis Use Disorder Shows Promise in Early Trials in Humans
    A new pill could be the first to help the more than 14 million people in the U.S. who struggle to control their marijuana use
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    Proposals for @NeurIPSConf tutorials are due today AOE! https://neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/CallForTutorials
    Proposals for @NeurIPSConf tutorials are due today AOE! neurips.cc/Conferences/2023/…
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    Scientists are learning how to cryopreserve living tissues, organs, and even whole organisms, then bring them back to life. #LongReads https://scim.ag/35u
    Scientists are learning how to cryopreserve living tissues, organs, and even whole organisms, then bring them back to life. #LongReads scim.ag/35u
    By tapping into existing air quality monitoring sensors, researchers have discovered a cheap way to census nearby species. https://scim.ag/35o
    By tapping into existing air quality monitoring sensors, researchers have discovered a cheap way to census nearby species. scim.ag/35o
    Data sleuths say they have found evidence of possible research fraud by Francesca Gino in several studies—including an already-retracted paper about dishonesty. https://scim.ag/35i
    Data sleuths say they have found evidence of possible research fraud by Francesca Gino in several studies—including an already-retracted paper about dishonesty. scim.ag/35i
    In 2015, the Islamic State group razed the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. Now, researchers sifting through the rubble have unearthed artifacts from a ruined temple dedicated to Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love and war. https://scim.ag/35f
    In 2015, the Islamic State group razed the ruins of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud. scim.ag/35f
    Evidence from the Hikurangi subduction zone in New Zealand now suggests “slow slip” earthquakes often depend on seamounts, the underwater volcanoes that stud the sea floor in large numbers. https://scim.ag/357
    Evidence from the Hikurangi subduction zone in New Zealand now suggests “slow slip” earthquakes often depend on seamounts, the underwater volcanoes that stud the sea floor in large numbers. scim.ag/357
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #WorldGiraffeDay https://scim.ag/352
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #WorldGiraffeDay scim.ag/352
    The discovery may explain how the widespread soil-dwelling microorganisms, which otherwise rely on an exhausting wriggle to move, ended up around the world today. https://scim.ag/351
    The discovery may explain how the widespread soil-dwelling microorganisms, which otherwise rely on an exhausting wriggle to move, ended up around the world today. scim.ag/351
    A new survey shows few societies are pulling out of U.S. states affected by abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but many are implementing safety measures for their members. https://scim.ag/34W
    A new survey shows few societies are pulling out of U.S. states affected by abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, but many are implementing safety measures for their members. scim.ag/34W
    Breaking news: Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who was once hailed as a pioneer of stem cell medicine, was found guilty of gross assault against three of his patients today and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by an appeals court in Stockholm. https://scim.ag/34Q
    Breaking news: Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who was once hailed as a pioneer of stem cell medicine, was found guilty of gross assault against three of his patients today and sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison by an appeals court in Stockholm. scim.ag/34Q
    This 4.3-centimeter piece of carved graphite may be the earliest known phallic art. https://scim.ag/34O
    This 4.3-centimeter piece of carved graphite may be the earliest known phallic art. scim.ag/34O
    “The very way the planet wobbles is impacted by our activities.” https://scim.ag/34M
    “The very way the planet wobbles is impacted by our activities.” scim.ag/34M
    When U.K. universities next submit evidence of their performance to national research funders to help determine their share of £2 billion in annual government higher education funding, the rubric will look noticeably different from the past. https://scim.ag/34K
    When U.K. universities next submit evidence of their performance to national research funders to help determine their share of £2 billion in annual government higher education funding, the rubric will look noticeably different from the past. scim.ag/34K
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. https://scim.ag/34J
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. scim.ag/34J
    French chemist Louis Pasteur thought magnetic fields might somehow explain “homochirality,” but its origin has remained one of biology’s great mysteries. Now, it turns out Pasteur may have been onto something. https://scim.ag/34H
    French chemist Louis Pasteur thought magnetic fields might somehow explain “homochirality,” but its origin has remained one of biology’s great mysteries. scim.ag/34H
    The counterintuitive finding could influence coastal engineering projects. https://scim.ag/34F
    The counterintuitive finding could influence coastal engineering projects. scim.ag/34F
    The international panel also offered new prevention and management advice for head injuries. https://scim.ag/34E
    The international panel also offered new prevention and management advice for head injuries. scim.ag/34E
    Radiocarbon timestamps left in ancient tree rings by cosmic ray bombardments can date historical events with unprecedented precision. Learn more: https://scim.ag/34C @ScienceVisuals
    Radiocarbon timestamps left in ancient tree rings by cosmic ray bombardments can date historical events with unprecedented precision. scim.ag/34C @ScienceVisuals
    More than 500 million years ago, early vertebrates acquired bacterial DNA that made possible their evolution of vision. https://scim.ag/34A
    More than 500 million years ago, early vertebrates acquired bacterial DNA that made possible their evolution of vision. scim.ag/34A
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    Comment on August 2022 version of the notes by ravivakil
    In reply to William C. Newman. Thanks William! The issues around 19.4 should now be fixed, and the new version should be out fairly soon (by end of June 2023?), but let me know if you are not happy. Everything else is also hopefully dealt with!  ( 24 min )
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    bad use of (economic) polling
    bad use of (economic) polling nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1671384150664675329#m
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    Six with MIT ties win 2023 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
    Award recognizes scholars who have the “extraordinary creativity necessary to tackle problems others can’t solve.”  ( 8 min )
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    During lung maturation in newborn mice, a distinct population of dendritic cells that can suppress killer T cells appears during the first two weeks of life, a new @SciImmunology study finds. https://scim.ag/35t
    During lung maturation in newborn mice, a distinct population of dendritic cells that can suppress killer T cells appears during the first two weeks of life, a new @SciImmunology study finds. scim.ag/35t
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Don't miss this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine!  A point-of-care HPV test may assist cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings, an automated belt allows scientists to easily study hormone dynamics in people, and more. https://scim.ag/35m
    Don't miss this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine!  scim.ag/35m
    An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. Learn more on #WorldGiraffeDay: https://scim.ag/35k
    An early giraffe ancestor’s unique head and neck fossils suggest sexual selection as an alternative explanation for the evolution of modern giraffes’ long necks. #WorldGiraffeDay: scim.ag/35k
    Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters, argues @hholdenthorp in a new Editor's Blog post. "Absurd statements … are a trap for scientists." https://scim.ag/35c
    Scientists shouldn’t debate gaslighters, argues @hholdenthorp in a new Editor's Blog post. "Absurd statements … are a trap for scientists." scim.ag/35c
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Vessel noise during oceanic transportation is known to disrupt natural marine life processes. Now, researchers have identified multiple strategies to reduce the area and severity of ships’ impact on marine life. Learn more in this week’s issue: https://scim.ag/35b
    Vessel noise during oceanic transportation is known to disrupt natural marine life processes. Now, researchers have identified multiple strategies to reduce the area and severity of ships’ impact on marine life. scim.ag/35b
    “Understanding the impact of generative #AI … requires new interdisciplinary scientific inquiry into culture, economics, law, algorithms, and the interaction of technology and creativity,” argues a new #SciencePerspective. https://scim.ag/355
    “Understanding the impact of generative #AI … requires new interdisciplinary scientific inquiry into culture, economics, law, algorithms, and the interaction of technology and creativity,” argues a new #SciencePerspective. scim.ag/355
    New @SciSignal research in rodents deciphers how infections with #SARSCoV2 in the lungs generate systemic antiviral responses—and suggests that these responses may help limit the virus from spreading to other organs. #COVID19 https://scim.ag/350
    New @SciSignal research in rodents deciphers how infections with #SARSCoV2 in the lungs generate systemic antiviral responses—and suggests that these responses may help limit the virus from spreading to other organs. #COVID19 scim.ag/350
    Rats enjoy music at the same beat as humans, according to a @ScienceAdvances study, hinting at inherent neural processing across species. Learn more on #WorldMusicDay: https://scim.ag/34U
    Rats enjoy music at the same beat as humans, according to a @ScienceAdvances study, hinting at inherent neural processing across species. #WorldMusicDay: scim.ag/34U
    In a new Science study, researchers present PrimateAI-3D, a deep-learning model trained on millions of benign primate variants. https://scim.ag/34N #PrimateGenomes
    In a new Science study, researchers present PrimateAI-3D, a deep-learning model trained on millions of benign primate variants. scim.ag/34N #PrimateGenomes
    A new #SciencePerspective looks at several ways large language models could be used in social science work. https://scim.ag/34L #AI
    A new #SciencePerspective looks at several ways large language models could be used in social science work. scim.ag/34L #AI
    Maps of brain activity from 10 mind-altering drugs offer a “roadmap” to identify potential future treatments for these disorders, a new @ScienceAdvances study suggests. https://scim.ag/34I
    Maps of brain activity from 10 mind-altering drugs offer a “roadmap” to identify potential future treatments for these disorders, a new @ScienceAdvances study suggests. scim.ag/34I
    In Science, researchers present the Aging Fly Cell Atlas, a single-nucleus transcriptome map of the fruit fly as it ages. Learn more: https://scim.ag/34G
    In Science, researchers present the Aging Fly Cell Atlas, a single-nucleus transcriptome map of the fruit fly as it ages. scim.ag/34G
    Researchers monitored the hot Jupiter HAT-P-32~b, 950 light years away from Earth, using high-resolution spectroscopy from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, detecting helium escaping through leading and trailing #TidalTails. https://scim.ag/34D @ScienceAdvances
    Researchers monitored the hot Jupiter HAT-P-32~b, 950 light years away from Earth, using high-resolution spectroscopy from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, detecting helium escaping through leading and trailing #TidalTails. scim.ag/34D @ScienceAdvances
    Why is #LightPollution so difficult to measure? On this week's #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 tackles this question with researcher Stefan Wallner, and discusses how coordination between disciplines is required to protect dark nights. 🎧 Listen here: https://scim.ag/34B
    Why is #LightPollution so difficult to measure? #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 tackles this question with researcher Stefan Wallner, and discusses how coordination between disciplines is required to protect dark nights. scim.ag/34B
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    Plane crash north of Duluth kills two
    Plus: Fire at Spice Lake affecting BWCA contained; severe storms could come Saturday; St. Paul School District's budget over $1 billion; and more.
    What you need to know about the Talon Metals plan to mine metals for EVs in Minnesota
    Talon's plan is a milestone for the company's Tamarack Nickel Project. It’s also a new chapter in a long and thorny debate between those who fear possible water pollution and those eyeing potential job creation.  ( 26 min )
    Minnesota lawmakers travel the globe on ‘factfinding’ missions
    Staff members and even spouses and other family members sometimes accompany lawmakers on these trips, which cost taxpayers nearly $15 million last year.  ( 13 min )
    Melons, rutabagas, marijuana? Minnesota Constitution’s protection on peddling farm goods gets another look
    It all goes back to a day back in 1903 when farmer Peter Jensen got in trouble for selling melons without a license.  ( 22 min )
    Justice Samuel Alito took luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the Court
    Alito did not report the 2008 fishing trip on his annual financial disclosures. By failing to disclose the private jet flight Singer provided, Alito appears to have violated a federal law that requires justices to disclose most gifts, according to ethics law experts.  ( 50 min )
    Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
    Doctors and their patients are facing the unimaginable: They are being forced into grim contemplation of untested rationing plans for breast, cervical, bladder, ovarian, lung, testicular, and other cancers.  ( 22 min )
    As we celebrate Juneteenth, we should continue ending ‎mental slavery
    We should continue to end ‎slavery in all of its forms, especially its modern yet insidious ‎manifestation of imposter syndrome.  ( 12 min )
    Minnesota charter school must pay $325,000 in sexual assault case
    Plus: Couple charged with torturing children; Minnesota's projected marijuana revenue; air quality worsens; navigating downtown during this weekend's festivities; and more.  ( 7 min )
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    In a Tipster’s Note, a View of Science Publishing’s Achilles Heel
    On paper, data scientist Gunasekaran Manogaran has had a stellar scientific career. He earned an award as a young researcher from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and landed a series of postdoctoral and visiting researcher positions at universities in the U.S, including the University of California, Davis; Gannon University in Pennsylvania; and Howard University … Continue reading In a Tipster’s Note, a View of Science Publishing’s Achilles Heel  ( 7 min )
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    GOV: Oops we accidentally leaked all this good ass UFO Info ME: Well this is scary. I guess we have no choice but to fund the military more
    GOV: Oops we accidentally leaked all this good ass UFO Info ME: Well this is scary. I guess we have no choice but to fund the military more
    you see funny picture here? i see the screaming faces of every pug dog who has ever suffered a morbid drowning death . You are not Normal.
    you see funny picture here? i see the screaming faces of every pug dog who has ever suffered a morbid drowning death . You are not Normal.
    guy dies while attempting to carry 12 shopping bags full of blue razz bang cans down the basement stairs...... Thats the cost of innovation
    guy dies while attempting to carry 12 shopping bags full of blue razz bang cans down the basement stairs...... Thats the cost of innovation
    if i was dying in a submarine and i found out people were posting jokes about my step son i would say "FUCK " so loud that theyd find me
    if i was dying in a submarine and i found out people were posting jokes about my step son i would say "FUCK " so loud that theyd find me
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    We Tested 12 Lunch Boxes to Find the Best Ones for On-the-Go Meals
    After packing 12 different lunch boxes, we found which ones could hold up to daily meals on the go and wear-and-tear.  ( 25 min )
    Dalgona Coffee
    Made by whisking instant coffee, sugar, and hot water together until the mixture resembles a fluffy meringue, watching dalgona coffee come together feels like magic. Here’s the science behind the foam.  ( 16 min )
    The Best Camping Cooking Gear For Outdoor Adventures
    Pack up the car! We rounded up the best camping cooking gear from our reviews.  ( 37 min )
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    🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! Head of Academy Sport Science & Medicine @Wolves "To manage, co-ordinate and supervise all aspects of the Academy Sport Science and Medical Department." #WWFC https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/head-of-academy-sport-science-and-medicine
    🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! @Wolves #WWFC trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    New @SouthamptonFC manager Russell Martin was our guest on Episode #28 of the TGG Podcast "I’ve got a real strong belief in how I want the game to be played, how I see it, what I enjoy." #SaintsFC @HudlAnalysis https://trainingground.guru/articles/russell-martin-people,-purpose-(and-possession)-at-mk-dons
    New @SouthamptonFC manager Russell Martin was our guest on Episode #28 of the TGG Podcast #SaintsFC @HudlAnalysis trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! First Team Transition/ Loans Physiotherapist @Wolves "To skilfully manage the medical and performance support of elite young players during the transition from U21 to 1st team football either at Wolves or on loan." #WWFC #Wolves https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/first-team-transition/-loans-physiotherapist
    🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! @Wolves #WWFC #Wolves trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    RT by @ground_guru: We are delighted to announce Russell Martin as our new Men’s First Team Manager 😇
    We are delighted to announce Russell Martin as our new Men’s First Team Manager 😇
    RT by @ground_guru: The Jamaica Football Federation is the most recent elite sports organization to digitise their operations on Kairos 🤝 We look forward to supporting the Reggae Boyz throughout the Concacaf Gold Cup, and the Reggae Girlz during their FIFA World Cup campaign!
    The Jamaica Football Federation is the most recent elite sports organization to digitise their operations on Kairos 🤝 We look forward to supporting the Reggae Boyz throughout the Concacaf Gold Cup, and the Reggae Girlz during their FIFA World Cup campaign!
    RT by @ground_guru: "The kit man is a psychologist, the physio is a psychologist, the massage person is going to be spending an hour with somebody working on their back or hamstrings and they’re going to hear a lot too." Dr Pippa Grange | Working on the soul of the team https://trainingground.guru/articles/pippa-grange-working-on-the-soul-of-the-team
    "The kit man is a psychologist, the physio is a psychologist, the massage person is going to be spending an hour with somebody working on their back or hamstrings and they’re going to hear a lot too." trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671413152217432067#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Mark Sertori's title at Man City was Sports Therapist, but that only told part of what he contributed Was friend & confidante of players and key to the culture "Mark is more than a work colleague, he is now also a close friend and has always been there for me" ~ John Stones
    Mark Sertori's title at Man City was Sports Therapist, but that only told part of what he contributed nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671412322223398912#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Mark Sertori has been appointed Head of Performance and Player Care at newly-promoted @BurnleyOfficial The move reunites him with Burnley boss Vincent Kompany, with whom he worked at Manchester City. https://trainingground.guru/articles/man-city-stalwart-sertori-appointed-head-of-performance-at-burnley
    Mark Sertori has been appointed Head of Performance and Player Care at newly-promoted @BurnleyOfficial trainingground.guru/articles…
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    In a Tipster’s Note, a View of Science Publishing’s Achilles Heel
    Emails obtained by Undark allege that dozens of editors at scientific journals have been pulled into a dubious paper publishing scheme. It’s a known problem in the industry, and this time it targets the rise of “special issues.” But the question of how to combat bad-faith actors in science publishing remains.  ( 21 min )
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    Next up in @Redistrict's state-by-state House series is Indiana, where next year’s House elections will likely revolve around open Republican-held seats in the 3rd and 5th districts. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/indiana-house/2024-house-race-analysis-indiana
    Next up in @Redistrict's state-by-state House series is Indiana, where next year’s House elections will likely revolve around open Republican-held seats in the 3rd and 5th districts. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    RT by @Redistrict: Next up in @Redistrict's state-by-state House series is Indiana, where next year’s House elections will likely revolve around open Republican-held seats in the 3rd and 5th districts. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/indiana-house/2024-house-race-analysis-indiana
    Next up in @Redistrict's state-by-state House series is Indiana, where next year’s House elections will likely revolve around open Republican-held seats in the 3rd and 5th districts. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    Will Kenya take the lead in carbon removal?
    Because the earth’s crust is thinner than usual along the rift, it has vast geothermal potential. The American government reckons Kenya alone could generate 10,000mw of geothermal power, more than ten times the amount it currently produces. A by-product of such power stations is plenty of waste steam, which can then be used to heat dac machines. Moreover, […] The post Will Kenya take the lead in carbon removal? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to EdR. How about we build thousands of carbon free ... by RAD In reply to joan. In the Northeast where the ... by A take In reply to blue jay. Fortunately Kenya does not have to ... by Larry Siegel In reply to joan. More than Kenya has now by a long shot. By ... by blue jay In reply to Reason. Speed cooling of the earth's interior and ... by Pshrnk Plus 10 more... Related Stories UK NHS fact of the day The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 What is the optimistic case for Kenya?  ( 7 min )
    Wednesday assorted links
    1. Progress against cancer? (NYT) 2. Bern may experiment with a version of cocaine legalization. 3. Is Africa (very slowly) splitting into two continents? 4. Kiwi culture uh-oh the culture that is Kiwi? 5. WSJ Deirdre review of Acemoglu and Johnson. 6. Is it bad to prefer attractive partners? 7. Yes, have been telling you […] The post Wednesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments 4. At what point do these sorts of stories create a backlash ... by Michael Thomas In reply to Blackthorne. I don't know that the story ... by Michael Thomas 6. There are so many dysgenic forces at work in society that ... by Larry Siegel In reply to BC. Exactly. I happen to prefer fat, hairy ... by Tony In reply to Uhh. This is a reasonable, individual-specific ... by Formerly K Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
    High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota
    A viral tik-tok video compares the ingredients in American Heinz ketchup with those in Canadian Heinz ketchup. The American version contains high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) while the Canadian one contains sugar. An an economist I can’t tell you whether, “this is why America makes you sick” but I can tell you why the American […] The post High Fructose Corn Syrup and the Sugar Quota appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Rahul. GATT tends to carve out agricultural ... by OldCurmudgeon In reply to Jack. Although Cruz won Iowa while criticizing ... by John Thacker In reply to There is another trick. Since everyone seems to ... by Yeah In reply to Karl Pooper. Stomach acid does indeed break ... by Yeah In reply to PD Shaw. The US provides minimum prices to corn ... by Some Guy Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 Update on the War on Poverty Nobels for practitioners of economics?  ( 7 min )
    Update on the War on Poverty
    We evaluate progress in the War on Poverty, as President Johnson defined it, which established a 20 percent baseline poverty rate and adopted an absolute standard. While the official poverty rate fell from 19.5 percent in 1963 to 10.5 percent in 2019, our absolute Full-income Poverty Measure, which uses a fuller income measures and updates […] The post Update on the War on Poverty appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to Anti-Gnostic. That depends on your definition of ... by EdR In reply to EdR. Here’s what I see: one partner works for ... by California In reply to mkt42. Correct. Ideally, a person should get a ... by EdR In reply to Wonder if any other factors are involved. I think ... by EdR In reply to California. This is more common than people ... by EdR Plus 10 more... Related Stories The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019 Game theory and the First World War Nobels for practitioners of economics?  ( 6 min )
    Masai village
    It has about fifty people, and when you enter all the women come out and shake your hand, saying “Sopa!”.  The children bend their heads down, expecting to be patted on top. A typical dwelling is about 18 by 15 feet, and it is made out of mud, cow dung, and sticks, the latter material […] The post Masai village appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to MikeP. Don't forget that they undoubtedly want to ... by The Beadle In reply to Naveen K. He could have gone to Orlando and seen ... by Yob dePittsburgh In reply to notRover. So now we're hounding Tyler about a ... by Patience Willoughby In reply to Slocum. Remember, it's Kenya. Those are ... by The Beadle In reply to BC. The way to make that case, BC, is to point to ... by I think I can help you Plus 10 more...  ( 7 min )
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    Big Firms Want Normal Crypto Markets
    Also corporate discount rates, AT1  markets, sesame allergies and Masayoshi-Son-flattering chatbots.  ( 2 min )
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    What is the logical gate speed of a photonic quantum computer?
    Terry Rudolph, PsiQuantum & Imperial College London During a recent visit to the wild western town of Pasadena I got into a shootout at high-noon trying to explain the nuances of this question to a colleague. Here is a more … Continue reading →  ( 29 min )
    Salem Prize now accepting nominations
    The Salem prize was established in 1968 and named in honor of Raphaël Salem (1898-1963), a mathematician famous notably for his deep study of the links between Fourier series and number theory and for pioneering applications of probabilistic methods to these fields. It was largely administered by Jean Bourgain until his untimely death in 2018; […]  ( 13 min )
    Sums of GUE matrices and concentration of hives from correlation decay of eigengaps
    Hariharan Narayanan, Scott Sheffield, and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our paper “Sums of GUE matrices and concentration of hives from correlation decay of eigengaps“. This is a personally satisfying paper for me, as it connects the work I did as a graduate student (with Allen Knutson and Chris Woodward) on sums of […]  ( 16 min )
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    Version 1.0.1 of NIMBLE released, fixing a bug in version 1.0.0 affecting certain models
    We’ve released the newest version of NIMBLE on CRAN and on our website. NIMBLE is a system for building and sharing analysis methods for statistical models, especially for hierarchical models and computationally-intensive methods (such as MCMC and SMC). Version 1.0.1 follows shortly after 1.0.0 and fixes an issue and a bug ... Continue reading: Version 1.0.1 of NIMBLE released, fixing a bug in version 1.0.0 affecting certain models  ( 9 min )
    Several Key PerformanceAnalytics Functions From R Now In Python (special thanks to Vijay Vaidyanathan)
    So, thanks to my former boss, and head of direct indexing at BNY Mellon, Vijay Vaidyanathan, and his Coursera course, … Continue reading → Continue reading: Several Key PerformanceAnalytics Functions From R Now In Python (special thanks to Vijay Vaidyanathan)  ( 10 min )
    Miami-Dade County Public Employee Salary Research – An Analysis in R, Python, and Julia
    This analysis was co-authored by data scientists, Scott Fisher and Douglas Davila-Pestana. Mr. Fisher developed the Python code for the […] Continue reading: Miami-Dade County Public Employee Salary Research – An Analysis in R, Python, and Julia  ( 198 min )
    How Can Someone Else Use My Model?
    This post is part of a series called The Missing Semester of Your DS Education. Introduction Continue reading: How Can Someone Else Use My Model?  ( 19 min )
    Unleashing the Power of Sampling in R: Exploring the Versatile sample() Function
    Introduction Continue reading: Unleashing the Power of Sampling in R: Exploring the Versatile sample() Function  ( 12 min )
    All About Coworking Sessions with rOpenSci
    We first introduced our Coworking and Continue reading: All About Coworking Sessions with rOpenSci  ( 14 min )
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    checking twitter every 15 mins is like opening the freezer bc you’re bored
    checking twitter every 15 mins is like opening the freezer bc you’re bored
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    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 Arsenal's interest in Havertz has raised a few eyebrows. But it works: — Extremely versatile — Brilliant awareness of space — Great technician — Entering his prime years Here's how he'd fit in 📈⬇️
    𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐳 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 Arsenal's interest in Havertz has raised a few eyebrows. But it works: — Extremely versatile — Brilliant awareness of space — Great technician — Entering his prime years Here's how he'd fit in 📈⬇️
    Caicedo likes a battle 🥊 Here's why he's become one of the Premier League's most sought-after midfielders 🔽 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/why-everyone-wants-moises-caicedo/
    Caicedo likes a battle 🥊 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/wh…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Some teams might be targeting point guards and big men but every team in the NBA could use another two-way wing. Who does our model like in the draft on Thursday? https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/top-two-way-wings-2023-nba-draft/
    Some teams might be targeting point guards and big men but every team in the NBA could use another two-way wing. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/to…
    First came Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mohammed Kudus and then Andreas Schjelderup... Is Ernest Nuamah the next Danish Superliga talent primed for the big time? @OptaJohan think so. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ernest-nuamah-the-danish-superligas-next-star/
    First came Kamaldeen Sulemana, Mohammed Kudus and then Andreas Schjelderup... @OptaJohan think so. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/er…
    Talks are ongoing between Chelsea and Manchester United for the signing of Mason Mount. Here's why acquiring him would be so beneficial for Man Utd: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/mason-mount-to-manchester-united-would-be-chelsea-loss/
    Talks are ongoing between Chelsea and Manchester United for the signing of Mason Mount. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 🔎 Our friends at @OptaAnalyst have done the hard work by selecting five players you should keep an eye on during the #U21EURO tournament: 🇧🇪 Zeno Debast 🇭🇷 Martin Baturina 🇫🇷 Enzo Le Fee 🇮🇱 Oscar Gloukh 🇫🇷 Elye Wahi https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/under-21-european-championship-players-to-watch/
    🔎 Our friends at @OptaAnalyst have done the hard work by selecting five players you should keep an eye on during the #U21EURO tournament: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/un…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Rashford apparently getting a new contract. I recently looked at whether he can be the "40-goal forward" for Man Utd that Erik ten Hag has challenged him to be. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/can-marcus-rashford-be-a-40-goal-manchester-united-forward/
    Rashford apparently getting a new contract. I recently looked at whether he can be the "40-goal forward" for Man Utd that Erik ten Hag has challenged him to be. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ca…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Premier League teams are pressing more and better than ever before, so are we going to see more teams play more direct passes up to a centre-forward? @alitweedale takes a look at the numbers. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/pressing-is-better-than-ever-before-so-does-your-team-need-a-big-man-up-top/
    Premier League teams are pressing more and better than ever before, so are we going to see more teams play more direct passes up to a centre-forward? @alitweedale takes a look at the numbers. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/pr…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    U21 Euros: Players to Watch👀 Figo, Cannavaro, Pirlo and Thiago are among the previous recipients of the 'Golden Player' award. But who could be the next to join them? We analysed 5 players to keep an eye on as the tournament kicks off today: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/under-21-european-championship-players-to-watch/
    U21 Euros: Players to Watch👀 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/un…
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    Salem Prize now accepting nominations
    The Salem prize was established in 1968 and named in honor of Raphaël Salem (1898-1963), a mathematician famous notably for his deep study of the links between Fourier series and number theory and for pioneering applications of probabilistic methods to these fields. It was largely administered by Jean Bourgain until his untimely death in 2018; […]  ( 13 min )
    Sums of GUE matrices and concentration of hives from correlation decay of eigengaps
    Hariharan Narayanan, Scott Sheffield, and I have just uploaded to the arXiv our paper “Sums of GUE matrices and concentration of hives from correlation decay of eigengaps“. This is a personally satisfying paper for me, as it connects the work I did as a graduate student (with Allen Knutson and Chris Woodward) on sums of […]  ( 16 min )
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    The 10 Most Underrated Movies From Martin Scorsese
    Without question, Martin Scorsese is one of the most beloved and influential filmmakers of all time. His consistency of excellence throughout six decades of directing is impeccable. Because of his preservation and advocacy of the film medium, Scorsese has maintained a high status of relevancy unparalleled for filmmakers. Across 40 narrative and documentary feature films, […]  ( 10 min )
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    HIIT Research Fellow positions in Finland (up to 5 year contracts)
    This job post is by Aki The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology has some funding for Research Fellows and the research topics can include Bayes, probabilistic programming, ML, AI, etc HIIT Research Fellow positions support the career development of excellent … Continue reading →  ( 9 min )
    Ted-talking data fakers who write books about lying and rule-breaking . . . what’s up with that?
    So, a few people emailed me about this story about fraud among high-profile business school professors. There was this news article by Stephanie Lee, who’s reported on some notable examples of bad research in the past. From her recent article, … Continue reading →  ( 25 min )
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    Tile maps on a trip
    Kaiser takes another look at tile maps, with a late-breaking development.  ( 8 min )
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    R to @beenwrekt: The TV special was in honor of MIT's 100th birthday and had some absolutely wild predictions. It also featured MIT legend Jerome Wiesner smoking a pipe while evangelizing the future. https://youtu.be/cvOTKFXpvKA
    The TV special was in honor of MIT's 100th birthday and had some absolutely wild predictions. It also featured MIT legend Jerome Wiesner smoking a pipe while evangelizing the future. piped.video/cvOTKFXpvKA  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: That last still and quote is from this 1961 TV special from MIT where they have the TX0 computer write a spaghetti western. (ht @MichaelSocolow)
    That last still and quote is from this 1961 TV special from MIT where they have the TX0 computer write a spaghetti western. (ht @MichaelSocolow)  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: “I don’t think my daughter will ever marry a computer.”
    “I don’t think my daughter will ever marry a computer.”  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: Midjourney, show me weird nerds in suits mansplaining computers in a film noir style.
    Midjourney, show me weird nerds in suits mansplaining computers in a film noir style.  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: MIT’s techno-utopian propaganda is older than Artificial Intelligence.
    MIT’s techno-utopian propaganda is older than Artificial Intelligence.  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: The whole documentary is worth a watch! Make some popcorn and get into some vintage pop singularity science. https://youtu.be/NN7mlicU95w
    The whole documentary is worth a watch! Make some popcorn and get into some vintage pop singularity science. piped.video/NN7mlicU95w  ( 1 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: He prefaces this with “The word 'think' is one of the words like life and 'soul,' which are bad words. They mean just what we want them to mean.”
    He prefaces this with “The word 'think' is one of the words like life and 'soul,' which are bad words. They mean just what we want them to mean.”
    With regards to this 1954 prototype Roomba, Norbert Wiener says “we have machines which, if they were for the first time discovered by animal psychologists, would be said to think in the way animals do.”
    With regards to this 1954 prototype Roomba, Norbert Wiener says “we have machines which, if they were for the first time discovered by animal psychologists, would be said to think in the way animals do.”  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @losthunderlads: A groovy Star Trek poster from Jim Steranko, 1968
    A groovy Star Trek poster from Jim Steranko, 1968
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: some people are born losers, and you can tell because no amount of being in charge, being in a dominant position or getting exactly what they want can make them feel like a winner. which is why we get this shit
    some people are born losers, and you can tell because no amount of being in charge, being in a dominant position or getting exactly what they want can make them feel like a winner. which is why we get this shit  ( 1 min )
    R to @pixelatedboat: I laughed at some of the jokes and the third act wasn’t a letdown, so it’s in the top 10% of superhero movies
    I laughed at some of the jokes and the third act wasn’t a letdown, so it’s in the top 10% of superhero movies
    *quietly while everyone is distracted by the submarine thing* I liked The Flash. Fun movie
    *quietly while everyone is distracted by the submarine thing* I liked The Flash. Fun movie
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    Book Review: Programming And Metaprogramming The Human Biocomputer
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    Summer Solstice
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    regis philbin body count .xls
    regis philbin body count .xls
    R to @dril: it was easy
    it was easy
    i found the submarine , all
    i found the submarine , all
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    Unlikely pollinators in Brazil, climate-resilient coffee in Uganda, credible cryptozoology down under, and more in this month's Quick Hits https://trib.al/CG46uf5
    Unlikely pollinators in Brazil, climate-resilient coffee in Uganda, credible cryptozoology down under, and more in this month's Quick Hits trib.al/CG46uf5
    Efforts to discourage new smokers and help people quit are bringing smoking rates down in many places, but it’s going to take more to put an end to tobacco smoking altogether. Read this Special Report to learn more about the global battle against tobacco: https://bit.ly/3NFgH2X This is editorially independent content produced with support from Haleon.
    Efforts to discourage new smokers and help people quit are bringing smoking rates down in many places, but it’s going to take more to put an end to tobacco smoking altogether. bit.ly/3NFgH2X This is editorially independent content produced with support from Haleon.
    The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks https://trib.al/0MdER8J
    The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks trib.al/0MdER8J
    Research shows that disrupting the body's circadian rhythm raises cancer risk, and resetting it may bring that risk down https://trib.al/y45o4la
    Research shows that disrupting the body's circadian rhythm raises cancer risk, and resetting it may bring that risk down trib.al/y45o4la
    🎧 June marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On this episode of Science, Quickly, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms. Listen now on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/3XkNZaS
    🎧 June marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On this episode of Science, Quickly, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms. @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/3XkNZaS
    A bacterial infection could be linked to endometriosis. https://trib.al/zUuEujZ
    A bacterial infection could be linked to endometriosis. trib.al/zUuEujZ
    Parrots are thriving. At least 60 parrot species have populations well outside their natural geographical ranges. Our attraction to parrots has played a key role in their rise to world domination—humans have traded and moved these birds around for millennia. Learn more about these smart, social and highly adaptable birds in our July/August issue: https://bit.ly/3CWnRK5
    Parrots are thriving. At least 60 parrot species have populations well outside their natural geographical ranges. Our attraction to parrots has played a key role in their rise to world domination—humans have traded and moved these birds around for millennia. bit.ly/3CWnRK5
    Wall lizards can “size up” invading competitors by smell alone https://trib.al/jVIC1fH
    Wall lizards can “size up” invading competitors by smell alone trib.al/jVIC1fH
    We should pay less attention to children's weight and more to their overall health by encouraging outdoor play | Editorial https://trib.al/tRHTn9e
    We should pay less attention to children's weight and more to their overall health by encouraging outdoor play | Editorial trib.al/tRHTn9e
    Tornados are moving east, OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample is coming to Earth soon, and there's fresh treasure under the seafloor https://trib.al/21nv1hJ
    Tornados are moving east, OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample is coming to Earth soon, and there's fresh treasure under the seafloor trib.al/21nv1hJ
    Though you might not be able to significantly boost your metabolism, there are ways to boost the energy your body burns while doing nothing https://trib.al/unfYbPd
    Though you might not be able to significantly boost your metabolism, there are ways to boost the energy your body burns while doing nothing trib.al/unfYbPd
    Smart, adaptable and loud, parrots are thriving in cities far outside their native ranges https://trib.al/w7lpC2y
    Smart, adaptable and loud, parrots are thriving in cities far outside their native ranges trib.al/w7lpC2y
    Cancer and dementia research is combined in a new 'biology-first' approach. [Sponsored by @EisaiUS] https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/cancer-and-dementia-have-factors-in-common-so-why-study-them-separately1/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sacm_eisaius&utm_content=link-post
    Cancer and dementia research is combined in a new 'biology-first' approach. [Sponsored by @EisaiUS] scientificamerican.com/custo…
    New work suggests four distinct star system types—and finds our own in the rarest category https://trib.al/OcH2tFl
    New work suggests four distinct star system types—and finds our own in the rarest category trib.al/OcH2tFl
    Scientists have used quantum technology to track individual particles of light as they begin the process of photosynthesis https://trib.al/1GNcplQ
    Scientists have used quantum technology to track individual particles of light as they begin the process of photosynthesis trib.al/1GNcplQ
    Bold new simulations suggest the James Webb Space Telescope might be able to distinguish between competing dark matter models by studying primordial dwarf galaxies https://trib.al/MBfvwBg
    Bold new simulations suggest the James Webb Space Telescope might be able to distinguish between competing dark matter models by studying primordial dwarf galaxies trib.al/MBfvwBg
    Insects have surprisingly rich inner lives—a revelation that has wide-ranging ethical implications https://trib.al/PfhIZL6
    Insects have surprisingly rich inner lives—a revelation that has wide-ranging ethical implications trib.al/PfhIZL6
    The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us a glimpse of Population III stars. 🎧 On Cosmos, Quickly 🎙️ @krinjgy and @LeeBillings take a look at the first stars in the universe. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/42LD5vJ
    The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us a glimpse of Population III stars. @krinjgy and @LeeBillings take a look at the first stars in the universe. bit.ly/42LD5vJ
    Infection by a particular group of bacteria could be linked to endometriosis. https://trib.al/S1CCYRi
    Infection by a particular group of bacteria could be linked to endometriosis. trib.al/S1CCYRi
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    these differences are within the margin of sampling + non-sampling error. my advice: wait for more data
    these differences are within the margin of sampling + non-sampling error. my advice: wait for more data nitter.net/mkraju/status/1671196757454094336#m
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    What Happened to Imploded Titanic Tourist Sub?
    The tourist submersible Titan imploded while diving to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank in 1912
    What We Know about Missing Titanic Tourist Sub
    A tourist submersible lost communications while diving to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank in 1912
    The SAT Problem That Everybody Got Wrong
    The coin rotation paradox flummoxed SAT test writers even though we encounter this math problem every day
    Missing Titanic Sub: What Could Have Gone Wrong?
    A submersible called Titan has gone missing on a dive to the remains of of the Titanic
    Switching to Electric Cars Could Prevent 89,000 Deaths in the U.S.
    The American Lung Association says a proposed EPA rule to curtail tailpipe pollution, which would bolster electric car adoption, could help the country avoid premature deaths and millions of asthma attacks
    Today's Deep-Sea Explorers Are Mineral Miners and Ultrawealthy Hobbyists
    A new history of the deep ocean, seeking truth through math, a space opera about self-identity, and more books out now
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    Consumer prices up 4.0 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/consumer-prices-up-4-0-percent-from-may-2022-to-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Consumer prices up 4.0 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/consum… #BLSdata
    Consumer prices up 4.0 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/consumer-prices-up-4-0-percent-from-may-2022-to-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Consumer prices up 4.0 percent from May 2022 to May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/consum… #BLSdata
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    Don’t miss your chance to sign up for Nature Briefing, the essential weekday newsletter packed with science news, opinion and analysis, and you can be in with a chance to win a selection of adorable plush toys from GIANTmicrobes! https://bit.ly/3q82FNN
    Don’t miss your chance to sign up for Nature Briefing, the essential weekday newsletter packed with science news, opinion and analysis, and you can be in with a chance to win a selection of adorable plush toys from GIANTmicrobes! bit.ly/3q82FNN
    Nature research paper: Structural basis for the binding of DNP and purine nucleotides onto UCP1 https://go.nature.com/3p4q3fe
    Nature research paper: Structural basis for the binding of DNP and purine nucleotides onto UCP1 go.nature.com/3p4q3fe
    Editorial: The Sustainable Development Goals are failing. Science can do more to save them https://go.nature.com/46qZwcT
    Editorial: The Sustainable Development Goals are failing. Science can do more to save them go.nature.com/46qZwcT
    How scientists are hacking the genetic code to give proteins new powers https://go.nature.com/43TWbRJ
    How scientists are hacking the genetic code to give proteins new powers go.nature.com/43TWbRJ
    From the archive: Oxford observatory delayed, and cyclone mysteries https://go.nature.com/42M6J3X
    From the archive: Oxford observatory delayed, and cyclone mysteries go.nature.com/42M6J3X
    Tiny spinning robots sorted themselves into this beautiful pattern https://go.nature.com/3Jm0SeS
    Tiny spinning robots sorted themselves into this beautiful pattern go.nature.com/3Jm0SeS
    A new building block for constructing organic molecules https://go.nature.com/3Xi8nZT
    A new building block for constructing organic molecules go.nature.com/3Xi8nZT
    Developing a soft robot ‘skin’ that enables touch-based interaction https://go.nature.com/46fgURG
    Developing a soft robot ‘skin’ that enables touch-based interaction go.nature.com/46fgURG
    Nature research paper: No thick carbon dioxide atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c https://go.nature.com/3pbDEkG
    Nature research paper: No thick carbon dioxide atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c go.nature.com/3pbDEkG
    Astronomers have reported that there is probably no tantalizing atmosphere on the planet TRAPPIST-1 c, just as they reported months ago for its neighbour TRAPPIST-1 b https://go.nature.com/3qWsBw9
    Astronomers have reported that there is probably no tantalizing atmosphere on the planet TRAPPIST-1 c, just as they reported months ago for its neighbour TRAPPIST-1 b go.nature.com/3qWsBw9
    Researchers say a plan is needed to ensure countries aren’t being exploited, if the world is to prevent the next pandemic https://go.nature.com/3CCoLep
    Researchers say a plan is needed to ensure countries aren’t being exploited, if the world is to prevent the next pandemic go.nature.com/3CCoLep
    Particle, wave, both or neither? The experiment that challenges all we know about reality https://go.nature.com/3pcyEwi
    Particle, wave, both or neither? The experiment that challenges all we know about reality go.nature.com/3pcyEwi
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    This tuna melt comes with all the bells and whistles: mashed avocado, sliced tomato, crispy bacon, pickled jalapeños, and melted cheese in two forms. https://www.seriouseats.com/tuna-melt-avocado-bacon-tomato?taid=64922f87ef81bc00012d982b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This tuna melt comes with all the bells and whistles: mashed avocado, sliced tomato, crispy bacon, pickled jalapeños, and melted cheese in two forms. seriouseats.com/tuna-melt-av…
    The ultimate pork chops start with an overnight dry-brine, before being cooked gently in an oven, and finished off with a sear in a hot skillet. https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-pan-seared-pork-chop-recipe?taid=6492216fef81bc00012d92df&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    The ultimate pork chops start with an overnight dry-brine, before being cooked gently in an oven, and finished off with a sear in a hot skillet. seriouseats.com/perfect-pan-…
    A kimchi-and-buttermilk brine tenderizes and seasons chicken thighs, which are fried until they're super crisp and craggy. https://www.seriouseats.com/kimchi-fried-chicken-recipe?taid=649213586545c90001a22dfd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A kimchi-and-buttermilk brine tenderizes and seasons chicken thighs, which are fried until they're super crisp and craggy. seriouseats.com/kimchi-fried…
    A winning combination of salt cod, thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper, and scallion makes these crisp, savory fritters irresistible. https://www.seriouseats.com/salt-fish-fritters-recipe-7505265?taid=6491f74e7bd79800015f289e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A winning combination of salt cod, thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper, and scallion makes these crisp, savory fritters irresistible. seriouseats.com/salt-fish-fr…
    It has a dual fine-mesh filter for clean-tasting coffee and sports an easy to wash glass body. https://www.seriouseats.com/espro-p3-french-press-sale-7547115?taid=6491e95649cd0f00017ab718&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    It has a dual fine-mesh filter for clean-tasting coffee and sports an easy to wash glass body. seriouseats.com/espro-p3-fre…
    The classic, crunchy, sour-salty-sweet green papaya salad https://www.seriouseats.com/som-tam-green-papaya-salad-5208332?taid=6491db3383d8050001b7333b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    The classic, crunchy, sour-salty-sweet green papaya salad seriouseats.com/som-tam-gree…
    We tested 16 rolling pins to find out which were the best—evaluating their performance, usability, and cleanup. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-choose-the-best-rolling-pin?taid=6491bf24ef81bc00012d73eb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested 16 rolling pins to find out which were the best—evaluating their performance, usability, and cleanup. seriouseats.com/how-to-choos…
    Tender, well-marbled steak, sautéed onions, and melty provolone cheese served in a soft but sturdy hoagie roll define this classic Philly sandwich. https://www.seriouseats.com/philly-cheesesteak-recipe-7546830?taid=6491b112ef81bc00012d707a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tender, well-marbled steak, sautéed onions, and melty provolone cheese served in a soft but sturdy hoagie roll define this classic Philly sandwich. seriouseats.com/philly-chees…
    With a few bricks and some aluminum foil, you can build a better skewer-grilling system. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-set-up-grill-for-skewers?taid=6490fa3149cd0f0001bfb3d6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    With a few bricks and some aluminum foil, you can build a better skewer-grilling system. seriouseats.com/how-to-set-u…
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    Does a new Minnesota workforce-standards council apply only to nursing homes?
    Yes. Minnesota’s Legislature in 2023 established the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board with responsibility over wages, benefits and working conditions specifically for nursing home workers.  ( 6 min )
    Has Uber ceased operations in Minnesota outside the Twin Cities?
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    Former state representative’s son in custody following crash that killed five
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    New Minneapolis ordinance aims to reduce mold in city’s rental units
    The new ordinance will require exterior and interior surfaces to have no visible mold or excessive dampness, require water damaged surfaces be cleaned and repaired, and that the root cause of the underlying mold or dampness be investigated and corrected.  ( 20 min )
    Doug Argue’s famous chickens paintings return to Weisman with new exhibit
    Argue’s chicken portraits take the various individual chickens from the original painting and blow them up to huge portraits in and of themselves. They are majestic and painterly, adorned with gnarly, extraneous wattles that drip from the heads of the chickens.  ( 13 min )
    The Bisexual Organizing Project of Minnesota
    BOP is a nonprofit group that has supported Minnesota’s bisexual, pansexual, fluid, queer, and unlabeled (bi+) communities since 1999.  ( 10 min )
    New program in Morris to train addiction treatment specialists looks to address unmet needs in Greater Minnesota
    In rural parts of the state, the shortage of licensed alcohol and drug counselors is stark. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, in the Twin Cities, there are 2,786 residents for every 1 LADC. In rural areas, the number is 13,576 residents to every 1 LADC.  ( 19 min )
    MinnPost’s summer member drive begins and we want to know: What’s your go-to ice cream spot?
    Throughout our summer member drive, we’ll be talking about the quintessential parts of Minnesota summers.  ( 6 min )
    The education system can’t control the labor market
    Yet the widespread belief in the mythical knowledge economy has allowed education to be blamed for labor market outcomes well beyond its control.  ( 15 min )
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: Today we presented our work on Action Recognition with 3D pose and tracking at #CVPR. We also released our code, models, and dataset of 1.5 million human trajectories. Code: https://github.com/brjathu/LART Project Page: http://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~jathushan/LART
    Today we presented our work on Action Recognition with 3D pose and tracking at #CVPR. github.com/brjathu/LART people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ja…
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    RT by @ground_guru: Big change to #PL2 next season. Intrigued to see how it works out...
    Big change to #PL2 next season. Intrigued to see how it works out... nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 ICYMI | The story we broke this morning regarding changes to PL2 for next season. 🚨
    🚨 ICYMI | The story we broke this morning regarding changes to PL2 for next season. 🚨 nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671072254224941056#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Great piece on engaging developmental players and connecting to the first team model https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    Great piece on engaging developmental players and connecting to the first team model trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Changes to the Premier League 2 for the upcoming season No promotion of relegation All 25 Cat 1 teams in one group Clubs vote for Swiss system Read the full story here🔽
    Changes to the Premier League 2 for the upcoming season nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    RT by @ground_guru: There are no secrets in sport, but with everything we now have at our disposal, the informal, one to one, non-threatening conversation is as good as anything at our disposal, still. I watched a master at it all week, and the young players crave it too. There you go #coaching
    There are no secrets in sport, but with everything we now have at our disposal, the informal, one to one, non-threatening conversation is as good as anything at our disposal, still. I watched a master at it all week, and the young players crave it too. There you go #coaching
    RT by @ground_guru: 👍
    👍 nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671129629233491973#m
    Tom Hocking: Engaging young players with analysis at @Wolves Academy https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    Tom Hocking: Engaging young players with analysis at @Wolves Academy trainingground.guru/articles…
    "Recent evidence indicates stress may hamper the updating of memories... & induce a shift from a flexible, cognitive form of learning towards rather rigid habit-like behaviour" Tom Hocking: Creating a training environment for analysis @WolvesAcademy https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    "Recent evidence indicates stress may hamper the updating of memories... & induce a shift from a flexible, cognitive form of learning towards rather rigid habit-like behaviour" @WolvesAcademy trainingground.guru/articles…
    "If I hadn't seen that by doing my homework, maybe he would have caught me out." @kylewalker2 on the importance of analysis https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    "If I hadn't seen that by doing my homework, maybe he would have caught me out." @kylewalker2 on the importance of analysis trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671129348168884225#m
    RT by @ground_guru: "For someone like @kylewalker2 to say that should be a boost for all analysts." Tom Hocking @WolvesAcademy https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    "For someone like @kylewalker2 to say that should be a boost for all analysts." @WolvesAcademy trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Tom Hocking: Empowering players with analysis @WolvesAcademy #WWFC @veotechnologies https://trainingground.guru/articles/tom-hocking-empowering-players-with-analysis-at-wolves-academy
    Tom Hocking: Empowering players with analysis @WolvesAcademy #WWFC @veotechnologies trainingground.guru/articles…
    Fantastic resource and account 👇👇
    Fantastic resource and account nitter.net/youthhawk/status/1671112799509008384#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Interesting https://trainingground.guru/articles/premier-league-2-to-switch-to-swiss-style-format-from-next-season
    Interesting trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: One league or two. U21s or U23s. We've covered PL2 extensively since its inception in 2016 and will continue to be your one-stop shop in 2023/24, covering every game and every goal. http://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/2022-23_Premier_League_2
    One league or two. U21s or U23s. We've covered PL2 extensively since its inception in 2016 and will continue to be your one-stop shop in 2023/24, covering every game and every goal. youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/… nitter.net/youthhawk/status/1671068575992279041#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Bardzo duże zmiany w Premier League 2, w której rywalizują drużyny U21 akademii pierwszej kategorii: - koniec z podziałem na dwie dywizje i spadkami oraz awansami, - wprowadzony zostanie system szwajcarski, - 25 drużyn będzie podzielonych na pięć koszyków.
    Bardzo duże zmiany w Premier League 2, w której rywalizują drużyny U21 akademii pierwszej kategorii: nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Major change to elite U21 competition from next season: - 1 league with 25 teams - clubs seeded in 5 pots - no promotion or relegation - top 16 qualify for knock-out @youthhawk https://trainingground.guru/articles/premier-league-2-to-switch-to-swiss-style-format-from-next-season
    Major change to elite U21 competition from next season: @youthhawk trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    "Many of the more established clubs have been in favour of removing relegation for some time, believing that the desire to maintain league position has overshadowed development decisions regarding individual players." @youthhawk https://trainingground.guru/articles/premier-league-2-to-switch-to-swiss-style-format-from-next-season
    "Many of the more established clubs have been in favour of removing relegation for some time, believing that the desire to maintain league position has overshadowed development decisions regarding individual players." @youthhawk trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Six fewer fixtures for #CFCDev. plus the lack of UEFA Youth League this season, means you can make a safe assumption that Chelsea will seek alternative ways to add to their games programme, be it formal PL-organised competitions or otherwise.
    Six fewer fixtures for #CFCDev. plus the lack of UEFA Youth League this season, means you can make a safe assumption that Chelsea will seek alternative ways to add to their games programme, be it formal PL-organised competitions or otherwise. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1671070243458785280#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Premier League 2 to switch to Swiss-style format from next season - Training Ground Guru http://dlvr.it/SqxPqM
    Premier League 2 to switch to Swiss-style format from next season - Training Ground Guru dlvr.it/SqxPqM
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    In a new interview, Cathy Whitlock talks about testifying in Held v. Montana, a groundbreaking lawsuit arguing that Montana’s energy policies contribute to #ClimateChange. and therefore violate a right to “a clean and healthful environment.” https://scim.ag/34z
    In a new interview, Cathy Whitlock talks about testifying in Held v. Montana, a groundbreaking lawsuit arguing that Montana’s energy policies contribute to #ClimateChange. and therefore violate a right to “a clean and healthful environment.” scim.ag/34z
    Prodigious self-citation has enabled the Saveetha Dental College to top global lists, a new investigation finds. https://scim.ag/34v
    Prodigious self-citation has enabled the Saveetha Dental College to top global lists, a new investigation finds. scim.ag/34v
    An extensive effort to sequence the genomes of more than a dozen snake species has uncovered mutations that likely helped make their appendages vanish, as well as the DNA underlying other unusual traits. https://scim.ag/34q
    An extensive effort to sequence the genomes of more than a dozen snake species has uncovered mutations that likely helped make their appendages vanish, as well as the DNA underlying other unusual traits. scim.ag/34q
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. https://scim.ag/34m
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. scim.ag/34m
    New findings show #ClimateChange won’t affect every reef the same way—and offer an island of hope for coral conservation in our warm future. https://scim.ag/34i
    New findings show #ClimateChange won’t affect every reef the same way—and offer an island of hope for coral conservation in our warm future. scim.ag/34i
    “That so many titles were unable to meet their OA growth targets suggests that for some publishers, the transition to full and immediate open access is unlikely to happen in a reasonable time frame.” https://scim.ag/34c
    “That so many titles were unable to meet their OA growth targets suggests that for some publishers, the transition to full and immediate open access is unlikely to happen in a reasonable time frame.” scim.ag/34c
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems. https://scim.ag/34b
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems. scim.ag/34b
    Surplus #COVID19 vaccines are off limits to researchers who want to test next generation shots against existing ones. https://scim.ag/347
    Surplus #COVID19 vaccines are off limits to researchers who want to test next generation shots against existing ones. scim.ag/347
    Postdocs and staff scientists at the University of Washington reached a tentative agreement with university administrators, with both groups securing higher pay. https://scim.ag/33Z
    Postdocs and staff scientists at the University of Washington reached a tentative agreement with university administrators, with both groups securing higher pay. scim.ag/33Z
    Dogs and humans have been together for a long time. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/33X
    Dogs and humans have been together for a long time. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/33X
    The practice may be linked to healthier infant development, but safety and efficacy concerns still remain. https://scim.ag/33U
    The practice may be linked to healthier infant development, but safety and efficacy concerns still remain. scim.ag/33U
    A food dye from a South American fruit has become a test case for the ethical development of natural resources. #LongReads https://scim.ag/33S
    A food dye from a South American fruit has become a test case for the ethical development of natural resources. #LongReads scim.ag/33S
    A novel cancer vaccine tailored to genetic changes in a person’s tumor is showing promise in the clinic. https://scim.ag/33R
    A novel cancer vaccine tailored to genetic changes in a person’s tumor is showing promise in the clinic. scim.ag/33R
    How far will you go to stash your snacks? For some squirrels, it’s a gravity-defying act of carpentry. https://scim.ag/33Q
    How far will you go to stash your snacks? scim.ag/33Q
    The idea behind thermal batteries is to feed surplus wind or solar electricity to a heating element, which boosts the temperature of a liquid metal bath or a graphite block to several thousand degrees. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/33O
    The idea behind thermal batteries is to feed surplus wind or solar electricity to a heating element, which boosts the temperature of a liquid metal bath or a graphite block to several thousand degrees. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/33O
    An MIT class exercise shows how easily #AI tools can be used to order a bioweapon. https://scim.ag/33M
    An MIT class exercise shows how easily #AI tools can be used to order a bioweapon. scim.ag/33M
    Trees, regardless of their diameter, height, or elastic properties, don't tend to break until wind speeds reach about 42 m/s (94 mph). https://scim.ag/33K #ScienceMagArchives
    Trees, regardless of their diameter, height, or elastic properties, don't tend to break until wind speeds reach about 42 m/s (94 mph). scim.ag/33K #ScienceMagArchives
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    survivoR 2.1.0 is now available
    Good news everyone! survivoR 2.1.0 is now available. The most exciting feature of this release is the new confessional timing app. Continue reading: survivoR 2.1.0 is now available  ( 8 min )
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    Write like No One’s Watching and Share Your Truth
    I chose this platform precisely because nobody in my circle will read it. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 14 min )
    The Best New York Times Headline Ever
    “When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid from a Clamp…” Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »  ( 10 min )
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    "In this process I have been reminded that, in any coming out, the community catches you." #PrideMonth @ScienceCareers https://scim.ag/34w
    "In this process I have been reminded that, in any coming out, the community catches you." #PrideMonth @ScienceCareers scim.ag/34w
    How has the cat become so globally ubiquitous and popular? The Cat’s Meow, a new book by evolutionary biologist @JLosos, has answers. Learn more: https://scim.ag/34s @SciMagBooks
    How has the cat become so globally ubiquitous and popular? @JLosos, has answers. Learn more: scim.ag/34s @SciMagBooks
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: An RNA supports the migration and invasiveness of breast and lung cancer cells, scientists discover a “sticking point” mechanism that helps activate T cells, and more in this week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling. https://scim.ag/34p
    An RNA supports the migration and invasiveness of breast and lung cancer cells, scientists discover a “sticking point” mechanism that helps activate T cells, and more in this week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling. scim.ag/34p
    Molecular machines developed from DNA-conjugated microtubules were capable of cooperatively loading and transporting cargo to specific locations under the control of light. https://scim.ag/34l @SciRobotics
    Molecular machines developed from DNA-conjugated microtubules were capable of cooperatively loading and transporting cargo to specific locations under the control of light. scim.ag/34l @SciRobotics
    R to @ScienceMagazine: Why is #LightPollution so difficult to measure? On this week's #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 tackles this question with researcher Stefan Wallner, and discusses how coordination between disciplines is required to protect dark nights. 🎧 Listen here: https://scim.ag/31G
    Why is #LightPollution so difficult to measure? #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 tackles this question with researcher Stefan Wallner, and discusses how coordination between disciplines is required to protect dark nights. scim.ag/31G
    R to @ScienceMagazine: A new #SciencePolicyForum examines existing #LightPollution regulations in various jurisdictions and discusses how they can be improved. https://scim.ag/32j
    A new #SciencePolicyForum examines existing #LightPollution regulations in various jurisdictions and discusses how they can be improved. scim.ag/32j
    R to @ScienceMagazine: A new #ScienceReview looks at how professional and amateur astronomers are affected by #LightPollution, including from satellite constellations. https://scim.ag/32i
    A new #ScienceReview looks at how professional and amateur astronomers are affected by #LightPollution, including from satellite constellations. scim.ag/32i
    R to @ScienceMagazine: A new #ScienceReview investigates how humans respond to nocturnal light exposure, disturbing sleep cycles and increasing the risk of some diseases. https://scim.ag/32h #LightPollution
    A new #ScienceReview investigates how humans respond to nocturnal light exposure, disturbing sleep cycles and increasing the risk of some diseases. scim.ag/32h #LightPollution
    R to @ScienceMagazine: Artificial light at night has variable and complex impacts on plants and animals, disrupting entire ecosystems, according to a new #ScienceReview. https://scim.ag/32g #LightPollution
    Artificial light at night has variable and complex impacts on plants and animals, disrupting entire ecosystems, according to a new #ScienceReview. scim.ag/32g #LightPollution
    R to @ScienceMagazine: Researchers need better ways to measure and monitor artificial light at night to improve our understanding of #LightPollution’s causes and to develop mitigation strategies, argues a new #ScienceReview. https://scim.ag/32f
    Researchers need better ways to measure and monitor artificial light at night to improve our understanding of #LightPollution’s causes and to develop mitigation strategies, argues a new #ScienceReview. scim.ag/32f
    In @ScienceAdvances, researchers introduce a paper-like, battery-free sensor that uses #AI to assess wound healing. The sensor enables a 97% accuracy in early detection of adverse events, such as infection, and could improve wound care management. https://scim.ag/349
    In @ScienceAdvances, researchers introduce a paper-like, battery-free sensor that uses #AI to assess wound healing. scim.ag/349
    "It is important to consider not only who does the science but also who receives the fruits of science if the Global South is to leapfrog into an equitable present and future," argues a new #ScienceEditorial by @TWASnews President Quarraisha Abdool Karim. https://scim.ag/342
    "It is important to consider not only who does the science but also who receives the fruits of science if the Global South is to leapfrog into an equitable present and future," argues a new #ScienceEditorial by @TWASnews President Quarraisha Abdool Karim. scim.ag/342
    Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study in Science. 📄: https://scim.ag/33W #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/33V
    Five of the most common shark species living in coral reefs have declined 60% to 73%, according to a massive global study in Science. scim.ag/33W #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/33V
    The #AI Act, a groundbreaking draft law adopted with overwhelming majority by the European Parliament, provides a glimpse into the future of governance of AI, argues a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/33T
    The #AI Act, a groundbreaking draft law adopted with overwhelming majority by the European Parliament, provides a glimpse into the future of governance of AI, argues a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/33T
    Artificial atoms created from cesium ions on an InSb(110) surface can be used to emulate the molecular orbitals of organic molecules. Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/33P
    Artificial atoms created from cesium ions on an InSb(110) surface can be used to emulate the molecular orbitals of organic molecules. scim.ag/33P
    Forest trees grown close together can protect each other from wind damage—even from the forceful gusts of a severe tropical storm, according to a study last year in @ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/33N #ScienceMagArchives
    Forest trees grown close together can protect each other from wind damage—even from the forceful gusts of a severe tropical storm, according to a study last year in @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/33N #ScienceMagArchives
    Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars, and someday supplement dinner plates on Earth. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/33L
    Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars, and someday supplement dinner plates on Earth. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/33L
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    Gastro's Favorite Stories About LGBTQ+ Trailblazers
    THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE JUNE 17, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. For much of 20th-century American history, restaurants, bars, and even impromptu potlucks provided safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community. While specific foods or drinks were never really the point of these spaces, there’s a lot we can learn about queer history through them. Vegetarian fare sustained lesbian protesters in the 1970s, while tea and community could be found at clandestine queer hangouts in the 1920s. Early LGBTQ+ cookbooks sought to normalize queer joy and, in some cases, fund further activism. This Pride month, here are a few of Gastro’s favorite stories from the archives about LGBTQ+ culinary change-makers. Years Before Stonewall, a Chef Published…  ( 17 min )
    Le Caillou-qui-bique in Honnelles, Belgium
    Nestled in the Bois d'Angre, the Caillou-qui-Bique arouses curiosity for several reasons. For starters, this puddingstone is 370 million years old and strangely evocative of a human profile. The surrounding area is dotted with engraved stones bearing the poems of Emile Verhaeren. According to legend, Satan was enraged at Saint Remacle building the Abbey of Stavelot. To prevent the inauguration, he set out from the Pyrenees with a huge rock on his back, with the aim of throwing it at the church. But on the way, he met a poor man who told him that the road was still long. Discouraged and furious at not being able to arrive in time to spoil the festivities, the devil dropped his stone, which sank into the ground.  ( 12 min )
    Mynydd y Garreg Tower in Lloc, Wales
    This stone tower was restored by Llewelyn Baron Mostyn in 1897, to commemorate the 60th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Though an inscription on the tower says that it was once a Roman pharos, there is little evidence supporting that theory. It may have been a windmill or a watchtower, according to other historic sources.  ( 12 min )
    Heilstatte Grabowsee in Oranienburg, Germany
    Heilstatte Grabowsee was established by the German Red Cross in 1896, originally designed as a test facility. It was theorized that the fresh air in the region would aid treatment for respiratory issues like tuberculosis. Eventually, the hospital grew in size to well over 300 patients. The hospital was seized by the Soviet Army during World War II, and was used as a military hospital.  Since then, most of the buildings have remained abandoned, but the set has found a second life as an occasional film set, having had scenes from Heilstatten and The Monuments Men filmed on site. Recently, the owners of the site have made tours available.  ( 12 min )
    Wounded Peace Dove Statue (VIOLATA PAX DOVE) in Montgomery, Alabama
    This bronze sculpture of a white dove was created in a foundry in Pietrasanta, Italy. Commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI as part of a “Sins of Humanity” exhibit. The dove represents the sin of war and is one of the 53 sins showcased at the opening. It was generously gifted to Troy University by the artist Fred NALL Hollis who requested the Dove be placed in the shadow of the Rosa Parks Museum to remind us of Mrs. Parks' courageous act on December 1, 1955, and how she defied the sin of racism.  ( 12 min )
    Ibiza's Wall of Fame in Ibiza, Spain
    Dalt Vila is the Eivissa walled old town with origins that date back to pre-Roman times. It has a labyrinthine framework of narrow streets and picturesque squares. If instead of going up the steep slopes and stairs that lead to the highest point of the promontory where the cathedral is located, you wander through the adjacent streets, you can find something hidden and often overlooked by tourists. A small exhibition that recalls Hollywood's Walk of Fame, but in this case, it is a wall of a house where some concrete plates with handprints (or footprints) of some celebrities, not only about cinema, are hung. Many of the celebrities on the wall hail from German-speaking areas. There are plaques of Germans like the singer Sandra Schwarzhaupt or the actor Fritz Wepper, the Swiss football player Fritz Kün who printed his feet, the filmmaker Fritz E. Maeder, the Austrian actor Ulrich Reinthaller, and Dutch actor Frijda Nelly. There are also representatives of Spain like the sculptor Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, businessman Enrique Sarasola, and the popular actor Penelope Cruz. The origin of this concentration of celebrities maybe it is due to a local initiative and after continued by a program on German television in the 1990s from the channel SAT1 hosted by Margarethe Schreinemakers, which reached an audience of millions every week between 1992 and 1996 with her talk show Schreinemakers Live. It seems that one of the activities of the show was to appear with these celebrities in Ibiza, many of them linked to the Balearic Islands, to leave their immortalized prints.  ( 13 min )
    Cripta di Giugnano in Roccastrada, Italy
    Situated in a valley in the Tuscan countryside, the striking vaulted interior of this crypt is hiding in  plain sight. Records show that a monastery has existed on this site for more than 1,000 years. The space passed through various religious orders over the centuries, including the Carthusian monks of San Galgano at Monte Siepi in the 1400s and later the Augustine Order. The crypt itself most likely dates all the way back to the Benedictine Order in Giugnano, which occupied the area around 1075. This burial ground was passed over in later iterations and has decayed spectacularly with the passing of time. Traces of frescoed walls can still be seen, as can the four original naves and the remnants of ornate stone carvings.  ( 12 min )
    Memorial Lakes in Kovach, Alberta
    Memorial Lakes are a group of three clear blue alpine lakes that are not far off from the popular Ribbon Creek Trail. Despite this the lakes remain under the radar for most hikers and tourists visiting Alberta's Rockies. But aside from its beautiful view the lakes are also known for a tragic series of events in the summer of 1986 that gave them their name. Hikers at the third lake may notice a large brick cairn on its shore, dedicated by the Alberta government, that lists the names of 13 people along with a quote. On June 6, 1986, a Cessna carrying wildlife biologist Orvall Pall, who was monitoring Bighorn sheep populations, and pilot Ken Wolff crashed into a forested section of Mount Kidd, killing both. Following the Cessna's noted absence, friends of the pilot hastily took off in their own Cessna to search for the missing plane. Only hours after the initial crash, the Cessna searching for Ovrall and Ken crashed into the side of the nearby Mount Lougheed, killing all three onboard. In the following days, several search groups were organized to look for the two missing planes numbering in the hundreds, joining in these efforts included the Canadian air force and multiple other government agencies. Despite the difficult weather, the wreckage of the second plane was found on June 9th. Finding the first plane remained more difficult, due to the forested area it crashed concealing the wreckage. On June 14, a Canadian air force DHC-6 Twin Otter, searching for the first plane crashed onto a cliff on Cox Hill killing the eight people onboard and starting a forest fire, which hampered early efforts by personnel on the ground who witnessed the crash to reach the crash site. An investigation into the third crash found that a visual illusion caused by the sun gave the illusion that the surface of the mountain was smoother than it actually was, it is possible that this same illusion could be to blame for the two other crashes as well. The wreckage of the first plane was found on June 18.  ( 13 min )
    Kalaloch Big Cedar in Forks, Washington
    Around the time Leif Ericson and his fellow Vikings were sailing to North America, this mighty Sitka cedar tree was just a sprout. Even in this forest of ancient trees, this mighty specimen has a particularly powerful presence. Botanists believe it to be roughly 1,000 years old. At 175 feet tall, the tree is the third-largest of its kind.  The weathered bark bears the scars of a coastal storm that tore the trunk almost in two in 2014. Despite the damage, the tree continues to produce leaves. It shows the cycle of life through their decomposing and froth into a nurse tree.  ( 12 min )
    Sava Centar in Belgrade, Serbia
    The Sava Centar is a prominent convention and cultural center located on the right bank of the Sava River, in the municipality of Novi Beograd. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city as it is a very wide, peculiar building clad in glass panels, which has lent it the nicknames of "crystal palace/castle" and such. Historically, the Sava Centar has hosted a wide range of events, including business conferences, trade shows, domestic and international concerts, ballet and dance performances, theatre plays, art exhibitions, and more. It is home to many of the most monumental political conferences that occurred in the former Yugoslavia. Today, it is still open to the public, who can go in to see its wondrous retro interior in a massive building that will leave you in awe of its uniqueness on every floor. The construction of the Sava Centar began in 1976 and was completed in 1979. It was designed by a team of Yugoslav architects led by Stojan Maksimović, taking on a Yugoslav modernist or Brutalist style that was popular at the time. The complex was originally built to host the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, as well as various other large-scale conferences, cultural events, and performances. Nowadays, Sava Centar is a must-visit due to its 70s interior, which has been largely untouched as if to capture the vibrant and prosperous Yugoslav past of the city. There is a beautiful and very iconic world clock that you must see in the lobby, as well as admirable conference halls where history was born. There are areas of exquisite metalwork as well as a blue-stained glow from the main windows next to plants, quaint bar areas, stalls, and little local indoor clothes shops.  ( 13 min )
    Is This the World’s Most Beloved Asparagus?
    The picturesque village of Bretforton, in Worcestershire, England, has a unique claim to fame. Over 240 acres of land surrounding the village used to be dedicated to asparagus, and today, it is the heart of the yearly Vale of Evesham asparagus celebrations. Every year in May, the village hosts the British Asparagus Festival with Morris dancing, asparagus songs, demonstrations of traditional asparagus-tying, and guest appearances from Gus the Asparagus Man and Eve, the Asparagus Fairy. Anyone wanting to know what the future holds seeks out Jemima Packington, the world’s only “Asparamancer.” Packington makes her predictions by throwing asparagus spears into the air and interpreting how they fall. Known locally as “Vale gras” or simply “gras,” Vale of Evesham asparagus is unique. It was e…  ( 18 min )
    Palazzo Malta in Rome, Italy
    Technically speaking, Vatican City and San Marino are not the only countries that exist within Italy. In fact, there is also the Order of Malta, a Roman Catholic lay religious order that functions as a sovereign entity of international law, albeit without a physical territory. Established as an offshoot of the medieval Knights Hospitaller, the Order of Malta was, as its name suggests, originally based on the island of Malta, which was given to them in 1530 by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The island was invaded by Napoleon in 1798, then taken over by the British Empire in 1814, leaving the Order of Malta without any territory. The order was disbanded but restored in 1834 under the new name Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Its new headquarters was placed in Palazzo Malta in Rome, a 16th-century building owned by the order since 1630, and it was granted extraterritoriality in 1869 alongside its other headquarters, Villa Malta. Today, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) is recognized by over 100 countries as an independent sovereign entity, maintaining diplomatic relations with them. It has its own passport, coins, and stamps, and Palazzo Malta's extraterritoriality continues to this day, functioning as the de-facto capital of the Order of Malta.  ( 13 min )
    DOMunder Subterranean Ruins in Utrecht, Netherlands
    The Holy Roman Empire was dominant in Europe throughout the Middle Ages with many sites in Europe serving as a hub with palaces constructed for imperial activity. One such palace (Lofen) was in Utrecht, Netherlands. In 1253 the city suffered a fire that lasted nine days, during which it is believed Lofen was destroyed. The location became the property of the chapter of the Dom Church. Many iterations of development are believed to have occurred; the major ones presented as architectural rendering when touring the site. On August 1, 1674, a storm hit Utrecht. Some say a hurricane but others a tornado which seems more likely as the destruction was very selective. The nave of the cathedral that occupied that site at the time came crashing down, largely destroying the church but leaving other buildings of the complex intact. Towers of 5 other churches and all but 2 windmills in Utrecht did not survive the storm.  The nave was never rebuilt, but the basic structure of the area is currently represented using different colored bricks to indicate the footprint of the nave and its supports. This area is now an open pedestrian walkway.  However, near the center of this is a secured stairwell providing access to some of the original underground support structure of the nave as well as piles of holy stonework presented as rubble. The tour includes a CGI recreation of what it would have been like being inside the nave during its collapse, it's fairly terrifying. Though it is believed several people were killed during the collapse, only one skeleton remains and is also presented in this underground tour. Nobody seems sure as to who this was, which is odd as there is a headstone is right there! Most theories involve a patron of the church.  ( 13 min )
    Son Kee Chung’s Greek Helmet in Seoul, South Korea
    Located in the Seobinggo district of Seoul, the National Museum of Korea boasts a huge, impressive collection of ancient artifacts. Not only does it have thousands of items from Korea’s past dynasties—from Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo to Balhae to Yi of Joseon—it also exhibits a number of antiquities from Mesopotamia, Central Asia, India, China, and Japan, as well as the Greco-Roman world. One of the non-Korean artifacts is a well-patinated bronze Corinthian helmet, dated to the 6th century B.C. It is an impressive antiquity on its own indeed, but it may be somewhat peculiar that it has its own exhibit space, considering how it is not the only Greek artifact at the National Museum, and that it quite possibly has more interesting items in its collection. Then, why does it have a whole room for itself? The answer lies in its history—not all the way back to Corinth in the 6th century B.C. but to Berlin in 1936. That year, world-renowned marathoner Son Kee Chung, alternatively Sohn Ki-jung (1912-2002), won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics, breaking the record of that time. The winner of the 1936 Olympics was to be awarded the helmet, found in Olympia and purchased by the local newspaper, but the IOC decided that it was too valuable an item to be given away. More unfortunately, Son had to register and run not for Korea but for Japan—as Korea was occupied by the empire at that time—a status he was vehemently against. It was not until 1986, at a reception in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Olympic Games, that he finally received the helmet. Until then, it had been displayed at the Charlottenburg Museum despite its rightful owner’s continuous efforts to have it back. Out of respect for the artifact’s historical value, Son donated the Hellenic helmet to the National Museum in 1994. The Korean government designated it as its 904th National Treasure, the only Western article to be given the honor.  ( 13 min )
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    Fangyán = topolect in DC
    I'm in Georgetown for a few days to meet with colleagues and do some research.  Shortly after I left my hotel and headed down Wisconsin Avenue toward the Potomac for a morning run, I stopped dead in my tracks when I crossed over the canal and saw this: Especially with all the butterflies in the window, I […]  ( 8 min )
    Topolects and texts
    Illuminating new book from Hong Kong University Press edited by Richard VanNess Simmons: Studies in Colloquial Chinese and Its History:  Dialect and Text ISBN : 978-988-8754-09-0 The book also has a Chinese title: Hànyǔ kǒuyǔ de lìshǐ yánjiū: fāngyán hé wénxiàn 漢語口語的歷史研究:方言與文獻 I would prefer to render this into English as: Studies on the History […]  ( 9 min )
    Tortured phrases, LLMs, and Goodhart's Law
    A few years ago, I began to notice that the scientific and technical papers relentless spammed at me, by academia.edu and similar outfits, were becoming increasingly surrealistic. And I soon learned that the source for such articles was systems for "article spinning" by "rogeting" — automatic random subsitution of (usually inappropriate) synonyms. Those techniques were […]  ( 9 min )
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: While certain teams might be targeting point guards and big men in Thursday's NBA Draft, it seems every team can always use another two-way wing. We've used our NBA Draft Model to identify the players that offer the most two-way potential at the wing. https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/top-two-way-wings-2023-nba-draft/
    While certain teams might be targeting point guards and big men in Thursday's NBA Draft, it seems every team can always use another two-way wing. theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/to…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    Why Everyone Wants Moises Caicedo 💰 🔵 Outstanding defensive numbers 🔵 Press resistant on the ball 🔵 A box-to-box machine We profile one of the most sought-after Premier League midfielders 📊👇
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐩 🔝 With teams now able to press better than ever before, is it time for your side to deploy a Big Man Up Top™ to combat that? @alitweedale investigates the data 📊
    𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐩 🔝 @alitweedale investigates the data 📊
    𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝟐: The Key Differences 📈 How does the style of Football change as you journey down the English Football pyramid? Well, we have the answers. Read our in-depth study on the differences between the top four tiers in England. ⬇️
    𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝟐: The Key Differences 📈 How does the style of Football change as you journey down the English Football pyramid? Well, we have the answers. Read our in-depth study on the differences between the top four tiers in England. ⬇️
    🥉 Third in the Premier League 🏆 Ended a six-year trophy drought 🔢 Their second-best points tally post-Ferguson Overall, Erik ten Hag's first season at Man Utd was a success, but they can't afford to stand still. So, what should they focus on improving?
    🥉 Third in the Premier League 🏆 Ended a six-year trophy drought 🔢 Their second-best points tally post-Ferguson Overall, Erik ten Hag's first season at Man Utd was a success, but they can't afford to stand still. So, what should they focus on improving?
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓫𝓸𝔂 Bukayo Saka couldn't even remember the last time he scored a hat-trick at 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ level, so Monday's treble was momentous for the Arsenal star. Here are the @OptaJoe numbers that highlight the significance of his achievement... ⚽⚽⚽ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/opta-numbers-behind-bukayo-saka-first-career-hat-trick/
    𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓫𝓸𝔂 @OptaJoe numbers that highlight the significance of his achievement... theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/op…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: U21 Euros: Players to Watch 👀 Figo, Cannavaro, Pirlo and Thiago are among the previous recipients of the 'Golden Player' award. But who could be the next to join them? We analysed 5 players to keep an eye on as the tournament kicks off 👇 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/under-21-european-championship-players-to-watch/
    U21 Euros: Players to Watch 👀 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/un…
    Have you taken on the Opta Quiz podcast yet ❓ Play and subscribe on your favourite podcast platforms. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opta-quiz/id1691049656 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhbmFseXN0LmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qvb3B0YS1xdWl6Lw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r8y7EtjToyE01INQg Others: https://linktr.ee/optaquiz https://theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/world-cup-quiz-opta-quiz/
    Have you taken on the Opta Quiz podcast yet ❓ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… podcasts.google.com/?feed=aH… open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r… linktr.ee/optaquiz theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/wo…
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    Comment on August 2022 version of the notes by ravivakil
    In reply to John Arstrong. I think that's not necessary, and that's why I removed it. I hope I don't eat my words!  ( 24 min )
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    guess the fyp only serves photos now so here’s a serving of freezer beef
    guess the fyp only serves photos now so here’s a serving of freezer beef  ( 1 min )
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    Nobels for practitioners of economics?
    Who else? If they gave Econ Nobels to practitioners of economics, not just researchers, who would deserve the prize? Some picks, in rough order of importance for human welfare:– Wan Li, for Chinese rural reform– Manmohan Singh– Mario Draghi, for "whatever it takes" — Oliver Kim (@oliverwkim) June 14, 2023 Comments are open… The post Nobels for practitioners of economics? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments Albert Winsemius, a key advisor to the early economic policy ... by Samuel Peterson In reply to Biggles F’Tang. Yeah Bobby! I used to call him ... by EdR In reply to RAD. Great list. Add TC/AT for their tireless ... by sxb Not an economist by trade but a great example of applied ... by Paul Selesko In reply to KL. Sarcasm makes modern life tolerable. by EdR Plus 10 more... Related Stories Elephant tusks, incentives, and the sacred Vertical migration externalities, or another reason why California taxes are too high Using a Quantum Annealer to Solve a Real Business Cycle Model  ( 6 min )
    Tuesday assorted links
    1. A 2018 vision for how crypto and AI will merge. 2. Claire Cain Miller on why social media may not be so terrible for teens (NYT). 3. How does space affect astronaut brains? 4. Getting started on electricity deregulation. 5. Japan’s approach to AI regulation. 6. “Using data for occupations at the 3-digit level […] The post Tuesday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         Comments In reply to It was not a lapse in logic. > Facts will never ... by PHinton In reply to Lord Action. I have no doubt we are able to build ... by Neurotic In reply to steve. SM is poison – and it is the young girls ... by Antony T Mr. Cowen – is this enough for you? Or are ALL the doomers ... by Antony T In reply to Aldo Compagnoni. Election season is coming up… ... by DeQuan Plus 10 more...  ( 6 min )
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    The Secret House, by Edgar Wallace
    During the course of a murder investigation, the Assistant Commissioner of Police uncovers a blackmail scheme involving a seedy newspaper and members of British high society.  ( 2 min )
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    ‘Deplorable’: Imaging journal to retract nearly 80 papers for compromised peer review
    A journal co-published by two scientific societies is retracting nearly 80 papers after an “investigation into peer review fraud.” The Journal of Electronic Imaging is retracting the articles – all originally published in special sections between 2021 and 2023 – starting this week. The journal is co-published by “SPIE, the international society for optics and … Continue reading ‘Deplorable’: Imaging journal to retract nearly 80 papers for compromised peer review  ( 7 min )
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    The Best Weber Grills for Grilling, Smoking, and Traveling, Tested by Serious Eats
    Weber's gas and charcoal grills consistently rank high in our reviews, thanks to their efficiency, ease of use, approachable price point, and generous warranties.  ( 30 min )
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    Debt Costs More When Rates Go Up
    Also Two Sigma feuding, MiFID II modifications, crypto exchange internal market makers and “only insider trade while drunk.”  ( 2 min )
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    Defy Your Neck-Hairs
    We humans seem to have a general heuristic: be more wary of things that differ more from familiar things. In particular, we more distrust creatures who differ more from us; we are more inclined to ally against those who differ more, with those who differ less. In extreme cases, different and unknown powerful things can make the hairs on the back of our neck stand up in fear.
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    RT by @losthunderlads: As a source of knowledge about the past, 31% of Americans trust college professors (vs just 7% for TV news) "a great deal". When profs go on cable TV they are spending trust that generations of scholars have earned to help cable news. https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/4-which-sources-of-the-past-are-viewed-as-trustworthy
    As a source of knowledge about the past, 31% of Americans trust college professors (vs just 7% for TV news) "a great deal". When profs go on cable TV they are spending trust that generations of scholars have earned to help cable news. historians.org/research-and-…
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    Should every correlation be published during the COVID-19 pandemic?
    Nans Florens, Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Jérôme Barriere, Eric Billy, Fabrice Frank, Véronique Saada, Alexander Samuel, Barbara Seitz-Polski, Kyle Sheldrick, and Lonni Besançon write an article with the above title that begins as follows: There is a strong correlation between deaths by … Continue reading →  ( 15 min )
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    Today's #SCOTUS order list is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/062023zor_4gc5.pdf
    Today's #SCOTUS order list is here: supremecourt.gov/orders/cour…
    #SCOTUS agrees to decide whether US is immune from lawsuits for violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act
    #SCOTUS agrees to decide whether US is immune from lawsuits for violations of Fair Credit Reporting Act
    But first, orders from the justices' private conference last week are expected at 9:30 am today.
    But first, orders from the justices' private conference last week are expected at 9:30 am today. nitter.net/AHoweBlogger/status/1671146292351844352#m
    #SCOTUS expected to release opinions on Thursday and Friday of this week. The justices have 18 as-yet-undecided cases.
    #SCOTUS expected to release opinions on Thursday and Friday of this week. The justices have 18 as-yet-undecided cases.
    RT by @AHoweBlogger: There will be a lot of bad information today about this standard scheduling order by Judge Cannon. Although the case is currently set for August, that’s not a real date. It’s just a place setter. The case will get continued. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.28.0.pdf
    There will be a lot of bad information today about this standard scheduling order by Judge Cannon. Although the case is currently set for August, that’s not a real date. It’s just a place setter. The case will get continued. storage.courtlistener.com/re…
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    The Southern Baptist Convention Displays the Clash of Politics and Religion
    The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual gathering in New Orleans just expelled or “disfellowshipped” member churches that allowed women to hold pastoral positions. Among the expelled was the amazingly successful Saddleback Church of Southern California, founded by superstar-Pastor Rick Warren, a church that had grown from a six-person Bible study group in 1980 to 15 campuses […]  ( 13 min )
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    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/jun/20/david-squires-on-jack-grealish-and-his-week-long-treble-celebrations
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport theguardian.com/football/ng-…
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: [De retour de #VivaTech] 🌍 En quoi l'#IA nous aide-t-elle face aux défis sociétaux ? ❓ Comment développer l'IA de façon responsable ? 🇫🇷 Quelle est la mission du centre de recherche en IA de @Google à Paris ? 📽️ Les réponses de @ZoubinGhahrama1, VP Research @Google @DeepMind
    [De retour de #VivaTech] #IA nous aide-t-elle face aux défis sociétaux ? @Google à Paris ? @ZoubinGhahrama1, VP Research @Google @DeepMind
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    RT by @tetraduzione: The code of our scalable neural #ASP is online. Check it out. https://github.com/ml-research/SLASH
    The code of our scalable neural #ASP is online. Check it out. github.com/ml-research/SLASH

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    Are you a postdoc? We want to hear how your career in science has fared over the past three years. Have cost-of-living rises, workforce shortages, or AI affected you? Let us know: https://go.nature.com/3p9jbgi
    Are you a postdoc? We want to hear how your career in science has fared over the past three years. Have cost-of-living rises, workforce shortages, or AI affected you? Let us know: go.nature.com/3p9jbgi
    RT by @Nature: This #Pride piece includes astute and thoughtful reporting by @sophurky. And don't skip the sidebar where trans scientists tell their truths. Coming out at work: transgender scientists share their stories https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01908-y
    This #Pride piece includes astute and thoughtful reporting by @sophurky. And don't skip the sidebar where trans scientists tell their truths. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    Pay, perks and culture shocks: a toolkit for scientists moving to industry https://go.nature.com/3Pk7IFv
    Pay, perks and culture shocks: a toolkit for scientists moving to industry go.nature.com/3Pk7IFv
    Christina Termini’s tweet on her do-it-yourself system for managing lab inventory went viral. Here’s how to implement the tool #AcademicChatter https://go.nature.com/3Jjiecl
    Christina Termini’s tweet on her do-it-yourself system for managing lab inventory went viral. Here’s how to implement the tool #AcademicChatter go.nature.com/3Jjiecl
    Human depletion of underground reservoirs has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more more than 4 centimetres per year https://go.nature.com/3Pk7P3J
    Human depletion of underground reservoirs has shifted the global distribution of water so much that the North Pole has drifted by more more than 4 centimetres per year go.nature.com/3Pk7P3J
    R to @Nature: Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup/?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: nature.com/briefing/signup/?…
    R to @Nature: Last week, our penguin puzzle saw Leif Penguinson exploring the dense forests of Karkonosze National Park in southwestern Poland. Did you find the penguin?
    Last week, our penguin puzzle saw Leif Penguinson exploring the dense forests of Karkonosze National Park in southwestern Poland. Did you find the penguin?
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    Tuna marinated with vinegar, onions, tomatoes, ginger and chiles. https://www.seriouseats.com/kinilaw-5193131?taid=6490ddfa7bd79800015eeb85&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tuna marinated with vinegar, onions, tomatoes, ginger and chiles. seriouseats.com/kinilaw-5193…
    This mayo-free tuna salad is loaded with Mediterranean flavors, including plenty of fresh olive oil, capers, olives, fennel, celery, and a splash of lemon. https://www.seriouseats.com/mediterranean-tuna-salad-sandwich-recipe?taid=6490c1e283d8050001b6f508&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This mayo-free tuna salad is loaded with Mediterranean flavors, including plenty of fresh olive oil, capers, olives, fennel, celery, and a splash of lemon. seriouseats.com/mediterranea…
    An easy, one-skillet swordfish dinner straight from Southern Italy. https://www.seriouseats.com/agghiotta-di-pesce-spada-sicilian-braised-swordfish-with-tomatoes-and-olives-5212333?taid=6490a5ef83d8050001b6ef26&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    An easy, one-skillet swordfish dinner straight from Southern Italy. seriouseats.com/agghiotta-di…
    Everything you'll need to stock a full Jamaican pantry. https://www.seriouseats.com/jamaican-essential-ingredients?taid=649097dc6545c9000155ad0f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Everything you'll need to stock a full Jamaican pantry. seriouseats.com/jamaican-ess…
    Cauliflower cooked down into a savory-sweet sauce with Sicilian staples: anchovies, pine nuts, raisins, saffron, and toasted breadcrumbs. https://www.seriouseats.com/pasta-chi-vruoccoli-arriminati-sicilian-pasta-with-cauliflower?taid=649089e47bd79800015edc0d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Cauliflower cooked down into a savory-sweet sauce with Sicilian staples: anchovies, pine nuts, raisins, saffron, and toasted breadcrumbs. seriouseats.com/pasta-chi-vr…
    Mired in the stench, people danced, drank, shared stories, and fell in love, all in the name of a single iconic dish. https://www.seriouseats.com/chitlin-strut-salley-south-carolina?taid=64906daf9149e00001808345&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Mired in the stench, people danced, drank, shared stories, and fell in love, all in the name of a single iconic dish. seriouseats.com/chitlin-stru…
    Chilly bears, a.k.a. flips, a.k.a. honeydrippers, a.k.a huckabucks, are a frozen treat that embodies the twinned culinary histories of frozen desserts in America and the traditional red drinks of the African diaspora. https://www.seriouseats.com/chilly-bears-frozen-cup-history?taid=64905fb133bd120001fd753f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Chilly bears, a.k.a. flips, a.k.a. honeydrippers, a.k.a huckabucks, are a frozen treat that embodies the twinned culinary histories of frozen desserts in America and the traditional red drinks of the African diaspora. seriouseats.com/chilly-bears…
    Hot sauce is used twice to season these super flavorful veggie burgers. https://www.seriouseats.com/hot-sauce-spiked-mushroom-veggie-burgers-recipe-5188512?taid=648fa8a7bfb6b300016bbd3e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Hot sauce is used twice to season these super flavorful veggie burgers. seriouseats.com/hot-sauce-sp…
    We tested every variable to find the best method and ingredients to make the ultimate Genovese-style basil pesto sauce that tastes just like it came from the Ligurian hills of Italy. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-pesto-recipe?taid=648f9a9dcdd3ac0001dde7a2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested every variable to find the best method and ingredients to make the ultimate Genovese-style basil pesto sauce that tastes just like it came from the Ligurian hills of Italy. seriouseats.com/best-pesto-r…
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    The Man Show is not gay . Its smart
    The Man Show is not gay . Its smart
    the titanic is still out there taking lives and everyone on here is too busy posting pictures of their fat penis to care
    the titanic is still out there taking lives and everyone on here is too busy posting pictures of their fat penis to care
    some times you see a person on here screaming and accusing you of being a "ho" and you click onto their profile and its this guy
    some times you see a person on here screaming and accusing you of being a "ho" and you click onto their profile and its this guy
    they brought back the man show but the hosts just spend 28 minutes every episode talking about sucking womens toes and feet. WOKE!
    they brought back the man show but the hosts just spend 28 minutes every episode talking about sucking womens toes and feet. WOKE!
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    I should say, that is what our tech has been doing to us for a couple thousand centuries. I'm not at all sure if the process can be stopped, or if we would even be right to want to stop it.
    I should say, that is what our tech has been doing to us for a couple thousand centuries. I'm not at all sure if the process can be stopped, or if we would even be right to want to stop it. nitter.net/losthunderlads/status/1670853843331022848#m
    RT by @losthunderlads: 'Night forest' by contemporary US artist Paula Schuette Kraemer #WomensArt
    'Night forest' by contemporary US artist Paula Schuette Kraemer #WomensArt
    RT by @losthunderlads: Leningrad rain. Excerpt from "City and the Song" Soviet musical TV film, 1968.
    Leningrad rain. Excerpt from "City and the Song" Soviet musical TV film, 1968.
    tmblr.co/ZuM2Kyd-tFsceW00
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    RT by @losthunderlads: it is estimated there is 40-42 million prostitutes worldwide, 75% of them between the ages 13-25 and over 9 out of 10 have a pimp. a prostitute is 60-120 times more likely to be assaulted or murdered than an average person. but sure, it’s a regular job just like any other
    it is estimated there is 40-42 million prostitutes worldwide, 75% of them between the ages 13-25 and over 9 out of 10 have a pimp. a prostitute is 60-120 times more likely to be assaulted or murdered than an average person. but sure, it’s a regular job just like any other
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    RT by @ground_guru: Victor Orta close to a return to football. Deal being finalised for him to replace Monchi as Sevilla’s sporting director. Minor details to agree but will take him back to the club he worked at for almost a decade. Story @TheAthleticFC https://theathletic.com/4623010/2023/06/19/victor-orta-sevilla-monchi/
    Victor Orta close to a return to football. Deal being finalised for him to replace Monchi as Sevilla’s sporting director. Minor details to agree but will take him back to the club he worked at for almost a decade. @TheAthleticFC theathletic.com/4623010/2023…
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    i’m not sure, frankly, that 15-20% is especially surprising for someone (a) who is running against a president with just an 80% approval rating within his own party and (b) who has the last name kennedy. call me when RFK is at 30% in january 2024
    i’m not sure, frankly, that 15-20% is especially surprising for someone (a) who is running against a president with just an 80% approval rating within his own party and (b) who has the last name kennedy. call me when RFK is at 30% in january 2024 nitter.net/nytimes/status/1670808758509862917#m
    response rates for several key government surveys are now nearing or exceeding the lows they experienced during the early part of the covid-19 pandemic https://www.bls.gov/osmr/response-rates/home.htm
    response rates for several key government surveys are now nearing or exceeding the lows they experienced during the early part of the covid-19 pandemic bls.gov/osmr/response-rates/…
    wrong. also 538%
    wrong. also 538% nitter.net/TrueSlazac/status/1670438466172121089#m
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    ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are submitting a tutorial proposal to @NeurIPSConf, you will be allowed to include a 6th page for references only, but please highlight (in bold) the subset of _key_ references which your tutorial will primarily draw from.
    ANNOUNCEMENT: If you are submitting a tutorial proposal to @NeurIPSConf, you will be allowed to include a 6th page for references only, but please highlight (in bold) the subset of _key_ references which your tutorial will primarily draw from.
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    European warriors of the Bronze Age might have been fearsome—but they were no match for milk. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/33G
    European warriors of the Bronze Age might have been fearsome—but they were no match for milk. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/33G
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. https://scim.ag/33B
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. scim.ag/33B
    A groundbreaking epidemiological study has produced the most compelling evidence yet that exposure to the chemical solvent trichloroethylene—common in soil and groundwater—increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. https://scim.ag/33v
    A groundbreaking epidemiological study has produced the most compelling evidence yet that exposure to the chemical solvent trichloroethylene—common in soil and groundwater—increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. scim.ag/33v
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    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Taurine deficiency may be a driver for aging, finds a new @ScienceMagazine study in several animal models. The results warrant clinical trials to examine taurine’s effect on healthy lifespan in humans. 📄: https://scim.ag/33F #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/33E
    Taurine deficiency may be a driver for aging, finds a new @ScienceMagazine study in several animal models. The results warrant clinical trials to examine taurine’s effect on healthy lifespan in humans. scim.ag/33F #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/33E
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: 🤝🤔𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚?? In our new ICML paper, we provide a method that determines exactly the information you need to be an optimal teammate in multiagent games. [1/10]
    🤝🤔𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚??
    RT by @berkeley_ai: We have an exciting @CVPR workshop on visual pretraining for robotics tomorrow! Apart from the fully in-person talks by an amazing set of speakers, we are glad to have a beautiful venue right across the Vancouver sea and mountains! Schedule: https://vispr-workshop.github.io/
    We have an exciting @CVPR workshop on visual pretraining for robotics tomorrow! vispr-workshop.github.io/
    RT by @berkeley_ai: New pre-print w/ @AlisonGopnik "Comparing Machines and Children: Using Developmental Psychology Experiments to Assess the Strengths and Weaknesses of LaMDA Responses" A benchmark investigation on @Google LaMDA & key developmental domains🤖 https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.11243 @berkeley_ai
    New pre-print w/ @AlisonGopnik "Comparing Machines and Children: Using Developmental Psychology Experiments to Assess the Strengths and Weaknesses of LaMDA Responses" @Google LaMDA & key developmental domains🤖 arxiv.org/abs/2305.11243 @berkeley_ai
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    Final call for today’s blog on the FFP situation in the Premier League.
    Final call for today’s blog on the FFP situation in the Premier League. nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1670672997022089217#m
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s blog on the FFP situation in the Premier League.
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s blog on the FFP situation in the Premier League. nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1670672997022089217#m
    RT by @SwissRamble: A detailed look at the position of every Premier League club in terms of FFP as at the end of the 2021/22 season. TLDR - every club is fine with a couple of notable exceptions, though some are uncomfortably close to the limit. https://swissramble.substack.com/p/financial-fair-play-202122
    A detailed look at the position of every Premier League club in terms of FFP as at the end of the 2021/22 season. TLDR - every club is fine with a couple of notable exceptions, though some are uncomfortably close to the limit. swissramble.substack.com/p/f…
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝟐: The Key Differences 📈 How does the style of Football change as you journey down the English Football pyramid? Well, we have the answers. Read our in-depth study on the differences between the top four tiers in England. ⬇️
    𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝟐: The Key Differences 📈 How does the style of Football change as you journey down the English Football pyramid? Well, we have the answers. Read our in-depth study on the differences between the top four tiers in England. ⬇️
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: ⚫️Ball progression ⚫️Midfield steel ⚫️Headed goals Is Edson Álvarez the perfect Declan Rice replacement? https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/edson-alvarez-ajax-ball-progression-and-midfield-steel-what-you-get/
    ⚫️Ball progression theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ed…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 🆕Take on the Opta Quiz How much do you remember about the 2022 World Cup? 🏆 We've got 10 teasers lined up in our latest podcast, how will you get on? 🧠 Download, subscribe, rate & review on your favourite podcast platform 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/rsge1jYd
    🆕Take on the Opta Quiz link.chtbl.com/rsge1jYd
    Does Experience Bring Success? 👀 We look at all the facts and stats for the youngest teams and players in 2022-23 across the top five European leagues. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-young-players-2022-23/
    Does Experience Bring Success? 👀 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
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    R to @Zonal_Marking:
    nitter.net/Zonal_Marking/status/180370600282435585#m
    Was gonna tweet that Bournemouth should sack O’Neil but bottled it. PL clubs have the ability to get in top-class coaches now. O’Neil did a good job, but also got a bit lucky, dull football, prob more than 50% chance he would have got replaced next season. May as well do it now.
    Was gonna tweet that Bournemouth should sack O’Neil but bottled it. PL clubs have the ability to get in top-class coaches now. O’Neil did a good job, but also got a bit lucky, dull football, prob more than 50% chance he would have got replaced next season. May as well do it now.
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    RT by @tetraduzione: 📣 Exciting news! 🎉 We are proud to announce our #NeurIPS2023 "ROAD-R Challenge" 🏁 This competition pushes the boundaries of AI by combining road event detection with adherence to specific logical requirements. Get ready for an incredible journey! 🔥 [1/n]
    📣 Exciting news! 🎉 We are proud to announce our #NeurIPS2023 "ROAD-R Challenge" 🏁 This competition pushes the boundaries of AI by combining road event detection with adherence to specific logical requirements. Get ready for an incredible journey! 🔥 [1/n]  ( 2 min )
    RT by @tetraduzione: Just arrived in Japan. I'm in Atami, attending the Workshop on Bayes Duality https://bayesduality.github.io/workshop/ The hotel is amazing! I'll be in Tokyo on Monday only to give a talk @RIKEN_AIP_EN (that's also part of the workshop).
    Just arrived in Japan. I'm in Atami, attending the Workshop on Bayes Duality bayesduality.github.io/works… @RIKEN_AIP_EN (that's also part of the workshop).
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    R to @squires_david: Just me then
    Just me then
    Is anyone else having issues with the eraser tool in Photoshop, or is it just me being useless?
    Is anyone else having issues with the eraser tool in Photoshop, or is it just me being useless?

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    "A tectonic shift in the national Latino vote, along the lines of what we saw in Florida perhaps, is still theoretically possible. But there is no evidence for it in the 2022 elections." Read @amyewalter's conclusions from a new report on Latino voters: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/latino-voters-who-sat-out-midterms-provide-opportunity-gop-2024
    "A tectonic shift in the national Latino vote, along the lines of what we saw in Florida perhaps, is still theoretically possible. But there is no evidence for it in the 2022 elections." @amyewalter's conclusions from a new report on Latino voters: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    "Without Gallagher running — which Republicans in Wisconsin we talked to said they never really believed he would — the GOP is left with a bench of much weaker options to take on Baldwin, who they caution will be formidable." Read the latest in #WISen: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/wisconsin-senate/gallagher-passes-wisconsin-senate-bid-blow-gop
    "Without Gallagher running — which Republicans in Wisconsin we talked to said they never really believed he would — the GOP is left with a bench of much weaker options to take on Baldwin, who they caution will be formidable." #WISen: cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
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    Yall come experience joy!! Cause i hsve fun!! BIG FUN!! June 24 THE @PolkTheatre in NASHVILLE! Then @OldNatlCentre in INDIANAPOLIS JUNE 25!! Go get your tickets now! @LennyMarcusNYC @CookieHull
    Yall come experience joy!! Cause i hsve fun!! BIG FUN!! June 24 THE @PolkTheatre in NASHVILLE! Then @OldNatlCentre in INDIANAPOLIS JUNE 25!! Go get your tickets now! @LennyMarcusNYC @CookieHull
    Gonna be in Indianapolis June 25 at the Old National Center! @OldNatlCentre with @LennyMarcusNYC and @CookieHull come through!
    Gonna be in Indianapolis June 25 at the Old National Center! @OldNatlCentre with @LennyMarcusNYC and @CookieHull come through!
    Gonna be in Nashville this Saturday June 24 at the Polk Theater! Get your tickets! @PolkTheatre
    Gonna be in Nashville this Saturday June 24 at the Polk Theater! Get your tickets! @PolkTheatre  ( 1 min )
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    Flavored with olive oil, vinegar, almonds, and plenty of raw garlic, then served chilled or at room temperature, skordalia—a tangy mashed potato dip—will give you a whole new perspective on what mashed potatoes can be. https://www.seriouseats.com/skordalia-greek-garlic-potato-spread-dip-recipe?taid=648f7e7b01365d0001cf4061&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Flavored with olive oil, vinegar, almonds, and plenty of raw garlic, then served chilled or at room temperature, skordalia—a tangy mashed potato dip—will give you a whole new perspective on what mashed potatoes can be. seriouseats.com/skordalia-gr…
    Tender-crisp cabbage, stir-fried in a ripping hot wok with garlic and fish sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/galam-plee-nam-pla-thai-stir-fried-cabbage-with-fish-sauce-and-garlic?taid=648f706bda728200012e2e2a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tender-crisp cabbage, stir-fried in a ripping hot wok with garlic and fish sauce. seriouseats.com/galam-plee-n…
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    no listen folks they were perfectly honest about the data they _collected_, it’s the data they _generated_ that you have a problem with
    no listen folks they were perfectly honest about the data they _collected_, it’s the data they _generated_ that you have a problem with nitter.net/jenniferdoleac/status/1670490737257881601#m
    til my wife is a millennial dad
    til my wife is a millennial dad
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Four days left for early registration for #UAI2023: https://auai.org/uai2023/registration #UAI2023. UAI 2023 will take place at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Jul 31-Aug 4, with banquet @PhippsNews Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens!
    Four days left for early registration for #UAI2023: auai.org/uai2023/registratio… #UAI2023. UAI 2023 will take place at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Jul 31-Aug 4, with banquet @PhippsNews Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens!
    RT by @tetraduzione: See you tomorrow!
    See you tomorrow! nitter.net/fgvcworkshop/status/1670300593154588673#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Update: we've started replicating their experiments directly with GPT4 calls, and somehow it only gets worse. We've finished running zero-shot GPT 4 on the dataset, and after hand grading the first 30% of the dataset, the results don't seem to match the paper. 🧵
    Update: we've started replicating their experiments directly with GPT4 calls, and somehow it only gets worse. nitter.net/sauhaarda/status/1670053720233750530#m
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    Foreign-born workers were a record high 18.1 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/foreign-born-workers-were-a-record-high-18-1-percent-of-the-u-s-civilian-labor-force-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Foreign-born workers were a record high 18.1 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/foreig… #BLSdata
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Well well well if it isn’t
    Well well well if it isn’t nitter.net/ActualNames1/status/1670444120731697153#m
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    Just passed a Jeep with license plate “GERMDR” on the DC Beltway. This person is probably a:
    Just passed a Jeep with license plate “GERMDR” on the DC Beltway. This person is probably a:
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    RT by @tetraduzione: When your dream vastly exceeds your ability to implement. FYI, Alfie apparently can do very little on its own, but instead is teleoperated by humans from the Philippines and elsewhere. Talk about privacy issues…
    When your dream vastly exceeds your ability to implement. nitter.net/shariq/status/1655631896766717952#m  ( 2 min )
    lol! what about GPT4?
    lol! nitter.net/maxaltl/status/1670042262737125381#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: For a critique of @iddo’s earlier, related work that *should* have been discussed in the new paper, see https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06906 by @ErnestSDavis
    For a critique of @iddo’s earlier, related work that *should* have been discussed in the new paper, see arxiv.org/abs/2208.06906 by @ErnestSDavis
    hype likely correlates to low scholarship standards
    hype likely correlates to low scholarship standards nitter.net/sauhaarda/status/1670053720233750530#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: For who can forget the immortal words of Archimedes: "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall improve SoTA by 0.03%."
    For who can forget the immortal words of Archimedes: "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall improve SoTA by 0.03%."
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    RT by @ground_guru: The functional power/strength needed for football doesn't need to go at the expense of agility either. This is something Des Ryan (formerly of Arsenal) highlighted well on the Training Ground Guru podcast. Sad to see it still happen
    The functional power/strength needed for football doesn't need to go at the expense of agility either. This is something Des Ryan (formerly of Arsenal) highlighted well on the Training Ground Guru podcast. Sad to see it still happen
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    It’s amazing how much these clowns are telling everything about trump now but they was his biggest supporters. DONT BE FOOLED. THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF SHIT TOO! Don’t nobody care he coming after trump now!! All this should have been said when you was kissing his ass!! DO NOT LET THESE LIARS BACK IN!! THEY SHOULD ALL BE DONE! #NOTGONNAFALLFORITDUDE
    It’s amazing how much these clowns are telling everything about trump now but they was his biggest supporters. DONT BE FOOLED. THIS GUY IS A PIECE OF SHIT TOO! Don’t nobody care he coming after trump now!! All this should have been said when you was kissing his ass!! DO NOT LET THESE LIARS BACK IN!! THEY SHOULD ALL BE DONE! #NOTGONNAFALLFORITDUDE
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    R to @beenwrekt: But maybe we could name this something else to remove the colonialist, racist overtones and false origin stories of the cargo cult. 9/9
    But maybe we could name this something else to remove the colonialist, racist overtones and false origin stories of the cargo cult. 9/9
    R to @beenwrekt: Nonetheless, the concept persists. It’s a useful concept! There are lots of people who chase an end by mimicking acausal means in science. 8/x
    Nonetheless, the concept persists. It’s a useful concept! There are lots of people who chase an end by mimicking acausal means in science. 8/x
    R to @beenwrekt: But though their rituals were concerned with material desire, I have seen no evidence that they thought building fake planes would result in cargo. 7/x
    But though their rituals were concerned with material desire, I have seen no evidence that they thought building fake planes would result in cargo. 7/x
    R to @beenwrekt: There *were* radical Melanesian religious movements, and many had stories of colonizers stealing cargo that was owed to the islanders. https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/social-analysis/53/1/sa530106.xml 6/x
    There *were* radical Melanesian religious movements, and many had stories of colonizers stealing cargo that was owed to the islanders. berghahnjournals.com/view/jo… 6/x
    R to @beenwrekt: The concept of the cargo cult was enticing, so it was fine to ignore the reality of the cargo cult. 5/x
    The concept of the cargo cult was enticing, so it was fine to ignore the reality of the cargo cult. 5/x
    R to @beenwrekt: But the plane from this image is a prop from “Chariots of the Gods,” a kooky 1970 German “documentary" about how aliens influenced modern man. 4/x https://youtu.be/lD2BC7e5gLo?t=444
    But the plane from this image is a prop from “Chariots of the Gods,” a kooky 1970 German “documentary" about how aliens influenced modern man. 4/x piped.video/lD2BC7e5gLo?t=444
    R to @beenwrekt: Here is an excerpt from Feynman’s “Cargo Cult Science” describing the supposed practice. 3/x
    Here is an excerpt from Feynman’s “Cargo Cult Science” describing the supposed practice. 3/x
    R to @beenwrekt: The story goes that Melanesians during World War II built fake wooden planes to summon cargo from the gods, reversing causation after their encounter with white colonists. 2/x
    The story goes that Melanesians during World War II built fake wooden planes to summon cargo from the gods, reversing causation after their encounter with white colonists. 2/x
    This image has popped up in my feed a few times this week. Did you know that cargo cult science is a cargo cult? 1/x
    This image has popped up in my feed a few times this week. Did you know that cargo cult science is a cargo cult? 1/x
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Ugh. I keep telling them… I AM human!!!
    Ugh. I keep telling them… I AM human!!!
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    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! https://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! bls.gov/opub/update.htm
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    RT by @ScienceMagazine: A @SciImmunology Review contextualizes advances in CAR T cell cancer #immunotherapy, summarizing recent studies that explore the impact of metabolic stress on this treatment’s efficacy in the tumor microenvironment. https://scim.ag/32C
    A @SciImmunology Review contextualizes advances in CAR T cell cancer #immunotherapy, summarizing recent studies that explore the impact of metabolic stress on this treatment’s efficacy in the tumor microenvironment. scim.ag/32C
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    Santayana wrote of "The Last Puritan," the one who has followed his beliefs to the logical conclusion that Puritanism itself must be eradicated as a form of Popery. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-ironic-radical-on-hayden-whites-the-ethics-of-narrative via @lareviewofbooks
    Santayana wrote of "The Last Puritan," the one who has followed his beliefs to the logical conclusion that Puritanism itself must be eradicated as a form of Popery. lareviewofbooks.org/article/… via @lareviewofbooks
    The first 50 pages of THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH are terrific, far and away the best thing Lewis ever wrote. The rest of the book is something of a mixed bag. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/opinion/cs-lewis-ufo.html
    The first 50 pages of THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH are terrific, far and away the best thing Lewis ever wrote. The rest of the book is something of a mixed bag. nytimes.com/2023/06/16/opini…
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    "Just because an event is big news does not mean that it will have a big impact." @CharlieCookDC on how the Trump indictment could affect his chances at the nomination: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/will-trumps-indictment-hurt-his-nomination-path-dont-count-it
    "Just because an event is big news does not mean that it will have a big impact." @CharlieCookDC on how the Trump indictment could affect his chances at the nomination: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…

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    The last true patriot this country has seen.
    The last true patriot this country has seen. nitter.net/RobertEllsberg/status/1669776046751899648#m
    Dr Lamm reads Genesis and the Song of Songs and asks what it means for people to depend on each other.
    Dr Lamm reads Genesis and the Song of Songs and asks what it means for people to depend on each other. nitter.net/AriLamm/status/1669690160760356869#m
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Quote goes incredibly hard
    Quote goes incredibly hard
    RT by @pixelatedboat: There SHOULD be another app store Apple allows to exist. It's bullshit you can't just put whatever programs you want on your own device. Computers used to have this basic understanding that you could do that.
    There SHOULD be another app store Apple allows to exist. It's bullshit you can't just put whatever programs you want on your own device. Computers used to have this basic understanding that you could do that. nitter.net/minimaxir/status/1669525672258338816#m
    RT by @pixelatedboat: Lurelin Village is the only place in Hyrule that shows me the proper gratitude. For the people of Hyrule I have the blood of thousands upon thousands of living creatures on my hands. I burn my life to make a sunrise I'll never see
    Lurelin Village is the only place in Hyrule that shows me the proper gratitude. For the people of Hyrule I have the blood of thousands upon thousands of living creatures on my hands. I burn my life to make a sunrise I'll never see
    RT by @pixelatedboat: Max has removed Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast — the show that spawned Adult Swim, which is one of WBD's most successful and recognizable brands. One of the most influential television shows of all time, gone.
    Max has removed Space Ghost Coast-to-Coast — the show that spawned Adult Swim, which is one of WBD's most successful and recognizable brands. One of the most influential television shows of all time, gone.
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    New today: @amyewalter dives into a report that finds Democrats held steady with Latino voters in 2022, but those who sat out in the midterms provide an opportunity for Republicans in 2024. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/latino-voters-who-sat-out-midterms-provide-opportunity-gop-2024
    New today: @amyewalter dives into a report that finds Democrats held steady with Latino voters in 2022, but those who sat out in the midterms provide an opportunity for Republicans in 2024. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    🎧 NEW: The latest episode of The Odd Years is available wherever you get your podcasts. @amyewalter talks to @karaswisher about AI's impact on the 2024 election and the future of regulation. They also have lots of Terminator references. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-7-will-ai-upend-the-2024-election-with-kara-swisher/id1672406213?i=1000617238900
    🎧 NEW: The latest episode of The Odd Years is available wherever you get your podcasts. @amyewalter talks to @karaswisher about AI's impact on the 2024 election and the future of regulation. They also have lots of Terminator references. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
    Senate Republicans will have to turn to plan B after Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher — their dream recruit — opted to run for reelection to the House. @JessicaTaylor has the latest: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/wisconsin-senate/gallagher-passes-wisconsin-senate-bid-blow-gop
    Senate Republicans will have to turn to plan B after Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher — their dream recruit — opted to run for reelection to the House. @JessicaTaylor has the latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
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    RT by @SingularMattrix: 3 reasons why I'm excited about Levanter: 1) Legiblity: named tensors => avoid bugs, write clean code, add parallelism with 10 lines code 2) Scalability: competitive with SOTA (54% MFU) 3) Reproducibility: get exact same results (TPUs), no more non-deterministic debugging
    3 reasons why I'm excited about Levanter: nitter.net/dlwh/status/1669736386113724419#m
    RT by @SingularMattrix: Today, I’m excited to announce the release of Levanter 1.0, our new JAX-based framework for training foundation models, which we’ve been working on @StanfordCRFM. Levanter is designed to be legible, scalable and reproducible. https://crfm.stanford.edu/2023/06/16/levanter-1_0-release.html
    Today, I’m excited to announce the release of Levanter 1.0, our new JAX-based framework for training foundation models, which we’ve been working on @StanfordCRFM. Levanter is designed to be legible, scalable and reproducible. crfm.stanford.edu/2023/06/16…
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Thank you for your kind words, Profs. Pearl and Mohan! I am forever grateful to my advisor @yudapearl for guiding me through this fruitful PhD journey. And thank you to my committee, @oacarah, @YizhouSun, @Carthica, and Prof. Adnan Darwiche. It’s my honor having all of you 🥰
    Thank you for your kind words, Profs. Pearl and Mohan! I am forever grateful to my advisor @yudapearl for guiding me through this fruitful PhD journey. And thank you to my committee, @oacarah, @YizhouSun, @Carthica, and Prof. Adnan Darwiche. It’s my honor having all of you 🥰 nitter.net/yudapearl/status/1669757362629144576#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Congratulations to Dr. Chi Zhang (@zcccucla) on defending her PhD thesis! Her work on interference pushes research boundaries and highlights the perils of blindly assuming IID. Well done, Dr. Zhang! It's been a delightful journey collaborating with you. 🥳🎉🍾 @yudapearl @oacarah
    Congratulations to Dr. Chi Zhang (@zcccucla) on defending her PhD thesis! Her work on interference pushes research boundaries and highlights the perils of blindly assuming IID. Well done, Dr. Zhang! It's been a delightful journey collaborating with you. 🥳🎉🍾 @yudapearl @oacarah
    RT by @tetraduzione: Want to know how to speed up neural #ASP with neural-probabilistic predicates? Check out our new preprint on how to prune the stochastically insignificant parts of the (ground) program, speeding up reasoning without sacrificing predictive performance. 👉 https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08397
    Want to know how to speed up neural #ASP with neural-probabilistic predicates? Check out our new preprint on how to prune the stochastically insignificant parts of the (ground) program, speeding up reasoning without sacrificing predictive performance. arxiv.org/abs/2306.08397
    RT by @tetraduzione: What would be good, freely available books for a Master course on "Bayesian Methods"? Should have a modern ML touch, but perhaps not be entirely about Bayesian DL/probabilistic programming.
    What would be good, freely available books for a Master course on "Bayesian Methods"? Should have a modern ML touch, but perhaps not be entirely about Bayesian DL/probabilistic programming.  ( 1 min )
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    R to @dril: They are called the "Nut sack gang" and their attacks are vicious and NSFW .
    They are called the "Nut sack gang" and their attacks are vicious and NSFW .
    Be warned. A band of rogue posters called the "Nut sack gang" are mad at me for not folloiwnig them back in 2014 and posting rude remarks
    Be warned. A band of rogue posters called the "Nut sack gang" are mad at me for not folloiwnig them back in 2014 and posting rude remarks
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    Foreign-born workers were a record high 18.1 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/foreign-born-workers-were-a-record-high-18-1-percent-of-the-u-s-civilian-labor-force-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Foreign-born workers were a record high 18.1 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/foreig… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today's new #BLSdata on employer costs for employee #compensation https://www.bls.gov/charts/employer-costs-for-employee-compensation/ #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today's new #BLSdata on employer costs for employee #compensation bls.gov/charts/employer-cost… #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on state #employment and #unemployment https://www.bls.gov/charts/state-employment-and-unemployment/ #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on state #employment and #unemployment bls.gov/charts/state-employm… #DataViz
    Civilian workers' compensation costs average $43.07 per hour worked in March 2023 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm #BLSdata
    Civilian workers' compensation costs average $43.07 per hour worked in March 2023 bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr… #BLSdata
    May jobless rates down in 11 states; payroll jobs up in 5 states https://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm #BLSdata
    May jobless rates down in 11 states; payroll jobs up in 5 states bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr… #BLSdata
    The Many Ways We Measure Pay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTcP8AycVco #BLSdata
    The Many Ways We Measure Pay piped.video/watch?v=oTcP8Ayc… #BLSdata
    A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2023/a-look-at-a-neat-industry-distilleries/home.htm #BLSdata
    A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries bls.gov/spotlight/2023/a-loo… #BLSdata
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    The Court has 20 cases left to decide. A full list of those cases, along with brief summaries, is available here: https://amylhowe.com/2023/06/15/the-20-remaining-cases/
    The Court has 20 cases left to decide. A full list of those cases, along with brief summaries, is available here: amylhowe.com/2023/06/15/the-… nitter.net/AHoweBlogger/status/1669702304642072578#m
    Good morning from a hazy Washington, D.C., where #SCOTUS will release opinions again at 10 am. I'll be live-blogging over @SCOTUSblog starting in just a few minutes.
    Good morning from a hazy Washington, D.C., where #SCOTUS will release opinions again at 10 am. I'll be live-blogging over @SCOTUSblog starting in just a few minutes.
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: [En direct de #VivaTech] 💡 RDV Scène 1 avec @ZoubinGhahrama1 , VP Google @DeepMind et @DavidBarroux, Rédacteur en chef @LesEchos pour en savoir plus sur le potentiel de l'#IA ! 🔵 Quelles perspectives ? 🔵 Quels défis ? 🔵 Quelles applications ? 👉 https://app.vivatechnology.com/room/898bd589-89c2-ed11-9f73-6045bd8890e4
    [En direct de #VivaTech] @ZoubinGhahrama1 , VP Google @DeepMind et @DavidBarroux, Rédacteur en chef @LesEchos pour en savoir plus sur le potentiel de l'#IA ! app.vivatechnology.com/room/…

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    Unemployment rates lower in 252 metro areas over the year ended April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rates-lower-in-252-metro-areas-over-the-year-ended-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates lower in 252 metro areas over the year ended April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unempl… #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates lower in 252 metro areas over the year ended April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rates-lower-in-252-metro-areas-over-the-year-ended-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates lower in 252 metro areas over the year ended April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unempl… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #Import and #Export prices data https://www.bls.gov/charts/import-export/ #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #Import and #Export prices data bls.gov/charts/import-export… #BLSdata #DataViz
    U.S. import prices decrease 0.6% in May on lower fuel prices; export prices fall 1.9% https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm #Export #Import #BLSdata
    U.S. import prices decrease 0.6% in May on lower fuel prices; export prices fall 1.9% bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.… #Export #Import #BLSdata
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    On the way BOSTON!! @The_Wilbur
    On the way BOSTON!! @The_Wilbur
    At the @The_Wilbur tonight!! Come check me and @LennyMarcusNYC and @CookieHull
    At the @The_Wilbur tonight!! Come check me and @LennyMarcusNYC and @CookieHull
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: Pieter Abbeel and Ken Goldberg on generative AI applications https://tcrn.ch/3Pl3cXv by @bheater
    Pieter Abbeel and Ken Goldberg on generative AI applications tcrn.ch/3Pl3cXv by @bheater
    RT by @berkeley_ai: Introducing SqueezeLLM that incorporates a new method called Dense-and-Sparse Quantization to enable efficient LLM serving while enabling *higher quality* generation under the same size and speed constraints @sehoonkim418, Coleman Hooper, @zhendongucb, @xiuyu_l, @shengs1123
    Introducing SqueezeLLM that incorporates a new method called Dense-and-Sparse Quantization to enable efficient LLM serving while enabling *higher quality* generation under the same size and speed constraints @sehoonkim418, Coleman Hooper, @zhendongucb, @xiuyu_l, @shengs1123
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    reminds me to note that, when looking to 2024: - shifts in aggregate vote share, esp for young people and minorities, are a product both of persuasion and differential drop off - economic voting is not necessarily the same as party defection
    reminds me to note that, when looking to 2024: nitter.net/jon_m_rob/status/1669357872587878402#m
    great charts. it’s rare to find such clear observational evidence of policy change. (not necessarily surprising, since the policy change itself was rare in its extremity)
    great charts. it’s rare to find such clear observational evidence of policy change. (not necessarily surprising, since the policy change itself was rare in its extremity) nitter.net/baseballot/status/1669348598826536963#m
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    "Within Trump world, any accusation against him is automatically discounted and deemed false, politically motivated, or both." Read @CharlieCookDC's perspective on Trump's latest indictment: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/will-trumps-indictment-hurt-his-nomination-path-dont-count-it
    "Within Trump world, any accusation against him is automatically discounted and deemed false, politically motivated, or both." @CharlieCookDC's perspective on Trump's latest indictment: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    There are 23 as-yet-undecided cases. I have a list, with brief summaries, at my blog: https://amylhowe.com/2023/06/14/entering-the-second-half-of-june-with-23-cases-left-to-decide/
    There are 23 as-yet-undecided cases. I have a list, with brief summaries, at my blog: amylhowe.com/2023/06/14/ente…
    Good morning from #SCOTUS, which is expected to issue one or more opinions in argued cases starting at 10 am this morning. I'll be live-blogging @SCOTUSblog starting at 9:45.
    Good morning from #SCOTUS, which is expected to issue one or more opinions in argued cases starting at 10 am this morning. I'll be live-blogging @SCOTUSblog starting at 9:45.
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    Frankly many of my followers are Dirty and Stupid , and only pretend to understand the significance of my Posts.
    Frankly many of my followers are Dirty and Stupid , and only pretend to understand the significance of my Posts.
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Worried the Assange protest is missing a quite load bearing ‘FOR’
    Worried the Assange protest is missing a quite load bearing ‘FOR’
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    Timing is key for behavioural benefits of psychedelics https://go.nature.com/3qEO9xj
    Timing is key for behavioural benefits of psychedelics go.nature.com/3qEO9xj
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    The nation's first climate trial, led by kids, could have ramifications outside of Montana's borders https://trib.al/6Kf4xq3
    The nation's first climate trial, led by kids, could have ramifications outside of Montana's borders trib.al/6Kf4xq3
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    A reminder that NeurIPS tutorial submissions are due in 1 week, on June 21. There is still time to put together a strong submission! This is truly a rewarding experience, speaking as someone who presented a tutorial a few years ago. Submit here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0ABEfxnDetLoYbP5Nq0zlxUvoLT17CA9hHtY-YiCHdxsoJw/viewform
    A reminder that NeurIPS tutorial submissions are due in 1 week, on June 21. There is still time to put together a strong submission! This is truly a rewarding experience, speaking as someone who presented a tutorial a few years ago. Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

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    in this thread: indicators of a close election
    in this thread: indicators of a close election nitter.net/DrewLinzer/status/1669036696820916225#m
    FWIW, Trump is now polling well above his 2016 primary national popular vote share, suggesting his strength (for now) is not just a matter of other candidates crowding the field https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/
    FWIW, Trump is now polling well above his 2016 primary national popular vote share, suggesting his strength (for now) is not just a matter of other candidates crowding the field projects.fivethirtyeight.com… nitter.net/SteveKornacki/status/1669042496754655234#m
    looks like yougov is hiring a data journalist/survey analyst (fully remote too): https://www.smartrecruiters.com/YouGov1/743999911864069?trid=aa693c38-1e61-49d8-ad06-09c4623c7dcb the person who previously held this job worked closely with us on the weekly Economist poll. good colleagues and great survey/poll-reporting experience too
    looks like yougov is hiring a data journalist/survey analyst (fully remote too): smartrecruiters.com/YouGov1/… the person who previously held this job worked closely with us on the weekly Economist poll. good colleagues and great survey/poll-reporting experience too
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Top 27 Movies That Are Actually Brilliant Films
    Top 27 Movies That Are Actually Brilliant Films
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    From tea to tofu: why Chinese dietary staples are rich pickings for research https://go.nature.com/3qNZc7j
    From tea to tofu: why Chinese dietary staples are rich pickings for research go.nature.com/3qNZc7j
    How my bipolar diagnosis changed my scientific career https://go.nature.com/3qFdHKJ
    How my bipolar diagnosis changed my scientific career go.nature.com/3qFdHKJ
    Mouse studies suggest that drugs from LSD to ecstasy renew the brain’s flexibility — but some scientists are sceptical https://go.nature.com/3qGygqe
    Mouse studies suggest that drugs from LSD to ecstasy renew the brain’s flexibility — but some scientists are sceptical go.nature.com/3qGygqe
    Quantum computer scales up by mitigating errors https://go.nature.com/3p89Sxh
    Quantum computer scales up by mitigating errors go.nature.com/3p89Sxh
    Could endometriosis be caused by bacteria? Study offers fresh clues https://go.nature.com/42BH5yJ
    Could endometriosis be caused by bacteria? Study offers fresh clues go.nature.com/42BH5yJ
    Research briefing: A pangenome reference representative of 36 minority Chinese ethnic groups https://go.nature.com/3P9Ac4D
    Research briefing: A pangenome reference representative of 36 minority Chinese ethnic groups go.nature.com/3P9Ac4D
    Opening doors: how I crafted career opportunities abroad https://go.nature.com/42LEItb
    Opening doors: how I crafted career opportunities abroad go.nature.com/42LEItb
    Editorial: Vaccine-derived polio is undermining the fight to eradicate the virus https://go.nature.com/3N2rTFc
    Editorial: Vaccine-derived polio is undermining the fight to eradicate the virus go.nature.com/3N2rTFc
    Nature research paper: Evidence for the utility of quantum computing before fault tolerance https://go.nature.com/3p4ZLcx
    Nature research paper: Evidence for the utility of quantum computing before fault tolerance go.nature.com/3p4ZLcx
    Nature research paper: Genetic stabilization of attenuated oral vaccines against poliovirus types 1 and 3 https://go.nature.com/3NrVb1t
    Nature research paper: Genetic stabilization of attenuated oral vaccines against poliovirus types 1 and 3 go.nature.com/3NrVb1t
    Modified polio vaccines might aid efforts to eradicate the disease https://go.nature.com/3Nvi3NG
    Modified polio vaccines might aid efforts to eradicate the disease go.nature.com/3Nvi3NG
    R to @Nature: Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup/?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: nature.com/briefing/signup/?…
    R to @Nature: “I think he never doubted in any way that this was correct,” said geneticist Michael Boshart, who was a PhD student in Harald zur Hausen's team (via @nytimes).
    “I think he never doubted in any way that this was correct,” said geneticist Michael Boshart, who was a PhD student in Harald zur Hausen's team (via @nytimes).
    R to @Nature: The eruption of Kīlauea is so far confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the volcano’s summit. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01957-3?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    The eruption of Kīlauea is so far confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the volcano’s summit. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Polymath Thomas Young, born 250 years ago this week, originated a demonstration that has scientists scratching their heads to this day: the double-slit experiment. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01938-6?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Polymath Thomas Young, born 250 years ago this week, originated a demonstration that has scientists scratching their heads to this day: the double-slit experiment. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Many coal-fired power plants will probably close down instead of complying with proposed EPA regulation. “Managing the social costs of the clean-energy transition must remain a priority in the United States, and worldwide”, argues a @Nature editorial. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01825-0?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Many coal-fired power plants will probably close down instead of complying with proposed EPA regulation. “Managing the social costs of the clean-energy transition must remain a priority in the United States, and worldwide”, argues a @Nature editorial. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Mice are often trained for specific, idosyncratic tasks, such as pushing a lever to get a reward. The end result is like studying a “professional athlete”, says neuroscientist @trabranco. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01926-w?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Mice are often trained for specific, idosyncratic tasks, such as pushing a lever to get a reward. The end result is like studying a “professional athlete”, says neuroscientist @trabranco. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Moths are the unsung heroes of pollination in cities, accounting for one third of pollinator visits in a study of moths and bees in Leeds, UK led by @em_ellis_ (via @WIRED). https://www.wired.com/story/bees-get-all-the-love-wont-someone-think-of-the-moths/
    Moths are the unsung heroes of pollination in cities, accounting for one third of pollinator visits in a study of moths and bees in Leeds, UK led by @em_ellis_ (via @WIRED). wired.com/story/bees-get-all…
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    Employment increased in 34 large metro areas from April 2022 to April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employment-increased-in-34-large-metro-areas-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Employment increased in 34 large metro areas from April 2022 to April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employ… #BLSdata
    Employment increased in 34 large metro areas from April 2022 to April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employment-increased-in-34-large-metro-areas-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Employment increased in 34 large metro areas from April 2022 to April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employ… #BLSdata
    How the Producer Price Index is Used for Contract Adjustment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8aIfzkFILw #PPI #BLSdata
    How the Producer Price Index is Used for Contract Adjustment piped.video/watch?v=t8aIfzkF… #PPI #BLSdata
    Introduction to the Producer Price Index https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Y48rsgZZg #PPI #BLSdata
    Introduction to the Producer Price Index piped.video/watch?v=d9Y48rsg… #PPI #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new Producer Price Indexes data https://www.bls.gov/charts/producer-price-index/ #PPI #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new Producer Price Indexes data bls.gov/charts/producer-pric… #PPI #BLSdata #DataViz
    PPI for final demand declines 0.3% in May; goods fall 1.6%, services increase 0.2% https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm #PPI #BLSdata
    PPI for final demand declines 0.3% in May; goods fall 1.6%, services increase 0.2% bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0… #PPI #BLSdata
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: The Golden Bear had 18 top-10 finishes in the US Open. Arnie once rallied from a 7-stroke deficit to win it. But how about the time poor J.D. Tucker shot a record-high round of 157 in 1898? Check out all the good and bad of the US Open's long history: https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/the-third-major-us-open-champions-and-all-time-records/
    The Golden Bear had 18 top-10 finishes in the US Open. Arnie once rallied from a 7-stroke deficit to win it. But how about the time poor J.D. Tucker shot a record-high round of 157 in 1898? theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/th…
    Nicolò Barella’s performances in 2022-23 saw him make the @OptaPaolo Serie A team of the season… #NUFC https://theanalyst.com/2023/06/serie-a-team-of-the-season-2022-23/
    Nicolò Barella’s performances in 2022-23 saw him make the @OptaPaolo Serie A team of the season… #NUFC theanalyst.com/2023/06/serie…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 3 – The Netherlands have three players of Feyenoord in their starting XI for the first time since May 2017 (3 against Morocco). Champions.
    3 – The Netherlands have three players of Feyenoord in their starting XI for the first time since May 2017 (3 against Morocco). Champions.  ( 1 min )
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: That #NEDCRO preview you were looking for, via @OptaAnalyst. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/netherlands-vs-croatia-uefa-nations-league-finals-prediction-preview/
    That #NEDCRO preview you were looking for, via @OptaAnalyst. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ne…
    James Milner is still going strong at 37! After leaving Liverpool, he's signed a one-year deal with the option of an additional 12 months at Brighton. Milner is within striking distance of the @PremierLeague appearances record, just 34 behind Gareth Barry. Will he do it?
    James Milner is still going strong at 37! After leaving Liverpool, he's signed a one-year deal with the option of an additional 12 months at Brighton. @PremierLeague appearances record, just 34 behind Gareth Barry. Will he do it? nitter.net/OfficialBHAFC/status/1668973336871796737#m
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: What would Mason Mount bring to Manchester United? We take a look at his numbers at Chelsea: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/mason-mount-to-manchester-united-would-be-chelsea-loss/
    What would Mason Mount bring to Manchester United? We take a look at his numbers at Chelsea: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 🎯 It may seem somewhat vulture-like to look for bargains from relegated teams, but we’ve done it anyway. In our Relegated Transfer Targets series, we have analysed the players at each club who are moved likely to make a move this summer.
    𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 🎯 It may seem somewhat vulture-like to look for bargains from relegated teams, but we’ve done it anyway. In our Relegated Transfer Targets series, we have analysed the players at each club who are moved likely to make a move this summer.
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: After battling relegation in successive seasons, Everton need to finally pull themselves together if their long stay in the top flight is to go on. @PatricRidge assesses the major issues that need addressing ahead of 2023-24. #EFC https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/everton-relegation-battles-need-to-stop/
    After battling relegation in successive seasons, Everton need to finally pull themselves together if their long stay in the top flight is to go on. @PatricRidge assesses the major issues that need addressing ahead of 2023-24. #EFC theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ev…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Galatasaray had a miserable 2021-22 season, finishing 13th & setting a new club record for their lowest finish in the top flight. Enter, Okan Buruk. This is the story of how they won the 2022-23 Süper Lig title via @OptaCan. 🇹🇷 #SampiyonGalatasaray https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/galatasaray-2022-23-turnaround-okan-buruk/
    Galatasaray had a miserable 2021-22 season, finishing 13th & setting a new club record for their lowest finish in the top flight. @OptaCan. 🇹🇷 #SampiyonGalatasaray theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ga…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Why Manchester United NEED to sign Mason Mount! 🖊️ We are delighted to welcome @jord_coll, who will be bringing you more great video content. Why not give us a follow? TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@optaanalyst/video/7244493325120671002 YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PytfDzYy8XA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctd6Df5u9l_/
    Why Manchester United NEED to sign Mason Mount! 🖊️ @jord_coll, who will be bringing you more great video content. tiktok.com/@optaanalyst/vide… piped.video/shorts/PytfDzYy8… instagram.com/p/Ctd6Df5u9l_/
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: If Kylian Mbappé leaves PSG this summer, where should he go? @alitweedale assesses the options and looks at how he could fit in at prospective clubs across Europe (...and Saudi Arabia). https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/kylian-mbappe-next-club-real-madrid-man-utd-chelsea-psg/
    If Kylian Mbappé leaves PSG this summer, where should he go? @alitweedale assesses the options and looks at how he could fit in at prospective clubs across Europe (...and Saudi Arabia). theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ky…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: How Much Faith Does Your Club Show in Young Players? Here's the Opta study into usage of U21 players across the top five European leagues in 2022-23. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-young-players-2022-23/
    How Much Faith Does Your Club Show in Young Players? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Netherlands vs Croatia: Opta Preview 📈 The 2023 UEFA Nations League has reached the final stages. We look ahead to tonight's semi-final at De Kuip in Rotterdam with our Netherlands vs Croatia prediction & preview. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/netherlands-vs-croatia-uefa-nations-league-finals-prediction-preview/
    Netherlands vs Croatia: Opta Preview 📈 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ne…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Eze Does It 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 In 2021, Eberechi Eze suffered a serious Achilles injury on the day he was included in a provisional England squad. Now he’s back and could make his Three Lions debut on Friday. ✍️ @RyanRyanBenson | #CPFC https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/eberechi-eze-england-crystal-palace-stats/
    Eze Does It 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @RyanRyanBenson | #CPFC theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/eb…
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    Refrigerator pickles made with a vinegar brine flavored with dill, garlic, and onion are a Midwestern classic. https://www.seriouseats.com/milwaukee-dill-pickles-cucmber-recipe?taid=648a4676f537910001926e6d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Refrigerator pickles made with a vinegar brine flavored with dill, garlic, and onion are a Midwestern classic. seriouseats.com/milwaukee-di…
    A quick and easy Japanese pork stir-fry. https://www.seriouseats.com/pork-ginger-buta-shogayaki-recipe-5208113?taid=648a388aac03a900012e133a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A quick and easy Japanese pork stir-fry. seriouseats.com/pork-ginger-…
    We tested six popcorn makers to see which ones popped the best-tasting popcorn, had the fewest unpopped kernels, and were easy to set up and clean. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-popcorn-makers-7506178?taid=648a2a7c1ccae000018f2107&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested six popcorn makers to see which ones popped the best-tasting popcorn, had the fewest unpopped kernels, and were easy to set up and clean. seriouseats.com/best-popcorn…
    If you're looking to light up your charcoal grill, a chimney starter makes it easy. https://www.seriouseats.com/grilling-lighting-the-fire-without-lighter-fluid?taid=648a0e3aed2f6d00013bb4d4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    If you're looking to light up your charcoal grill, a chimney starter makes it easy. seriouseats.com/grilling-lig…
    A piece of bar gear turns your iced coffee into a velvety, foam-capped treat. https://www.seriouseats.com/caffe-shakerato-italian-shaken-iced-coffee?taid=648a002b41ccb3000115edeb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A piece of bar gear turns your iced coffee into a velvety, foam-capped treat. seriouseats.com/caffe-shaker…
    These super-simple scones are fluffy but crumbly and only lightly sweetened, and come together faster than you can preheat an oven. https://www.seriouseats.com/bakery-style-cream-scones-with-chocolate-recipe?taid=6489f22241ccb3000115e83a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    These super-simple scones are fluffy but crumbly and only lightly sweetened, and come together faster than you can preheat an oven. seriouseats.com/bakery-style…
    Kenyan black beans are cooked until tender, then simmered in an aromatic coconut curry sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/kenyan-njahi-in-coconut-sauce-5180229?taid=6489d5f9e20af400016f217a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Kenyan black beans are cooked until tender, then simmered in an aromatic coconut curry sauce. seriouseats.com/kenyan-njahi…
    With tart Greek yogurt, whipped cream, and airy meringue, this may just be the fluffiest cheesecake around. https://www.seriouseats.com/no-bake-greek-yogurt-cheesecake?taid=64891116b58b2500019c3a30&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    With tart Greek yogurt, whipped cream, and airy meringue, this may just be the fluffiest cheesecake around. seriouseats.com/no-bake-gree…
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    With AI threatening to overtake the world of work, at least one pretty good job will always be in demand | Opinion https://trib.al/kI0efUY
    With AI threatening to overtake the world of work, at least one pretty good job will always be in demand | Opinion trib.al/kI0efUY
    Fat-like compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth https://trib.al/RED6kB8
    Fat-like compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth trib.al/RED6kB8
    Therapy for dissociative identity disorder has aimed to meld many personalities into one. But that's not the only solution, a caring therapist shows https://trib.al/hqezWs9
    Therapy for dissociative identity disorder has aimed to meld many personalities into one. But that's not the only solution, a caring therapist shows trib.al/hqezWs9  ( 1 min )
    New research finds that the area burned by wildfires during summer in California has increased fivefold since 1971 because of more arid conditions caused by climate change https://trib.al/L5ojF3J
    New research finds that the area burned by wildfires during summer in California has increased fivefold since 1971 because of more arid conditions caused by climate change trib.al/L5ojF3J  ( 1 min )
    In 2013 a user named Cleo took the online math forum Mathematics Stack Exchange by storm, posting quick, fully formed answers to incredibly complex problems. 🎧 Learn about math menace Cleo in this episode of Science, Quickly on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/42F47Fc
    In 2013 a user named Cleo took the online math forum Mathematics Stack Exchange by storm, posting quick, fully formed answers to incredibly complex problems. @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/42F47Fc
    Happening Now: Rebecca J. Lester (@psychanthro) is answering your questions about her article in our June issue: how she helped a young woman with 12 different personalities form a community of selves in one individual. Join our @Reddit AMA: https://bit.ly/43CqfkE Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3MwC5FH
    Happening Now: Rebecca J. Lester (@psychanthro) is answering your questions about her article in our June issue: how she helped a young woman with 12 different personalities form a community of selves in one individual. @Reddit AMA: bit.ly/43CqfkE bit.ly/3MwC5FH nitter.net/sciam/status/1668316089711722511#m
    Curious to learn more about this story? Join our @Reddit AMA with the author, Rebecca J. Lester. Today at 1 p.m. ET: https://reddit.com/r/IAmA/
    Curious to learn more about this story? Join our @Reddit AMA with the author, Rebecca J. Lester. teddit.net/r/IAmA/ nitter.net/sciam/status/1668316091792146433#m
    Starting in 1 hour! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/
    Starting in 1 hour! teddit.net/r/IAmA/ nitter.net/sciam/status/1668316089711722511#m
    Telltale evidence gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope suggests we're closer than ever before to finding elusive Population III stars https://trib.al/ui8Npzz
    Telltale evidence gathered by the James Webb Space Telescope suggests we're closer than ever before to finding elusive Population III stars trib.al/ui8Npzz
    Though you might not be able to significantly rev up your metabolism, there are ways to boost the energy your body burns while doing nothing https://trib.al/b7T2HhI
    Though you might not be able to significantly rev up your metabolism, there are ways to boost the energy your body burns while doing nothing trib.al/b7T2HhI
    RT by @sciam: For @sciam I wrote about ice in cocktails and what bars are doing to become more sustainable! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-friendly-cocktail-recipes-go-light-on-ice/
    For @sciam I wrote about ice in cocktails and what bars are doing to become more sustainable! scientificamerican.com/artic…
    How academic institutions can prevent sexual harassment and protect scientists | Opinion https://trib.al/xKrB84c
    How academic institutions can prevent sexual harassment and protect scientists | Opinion trib.al/xKrB84c
    MDMA is a well-known party drug. But it’s also showing real promise for treating PTSD. 🎧 Listen to Your Health, Quickly with 🎙️ @tanyalewis314 and @jfischman on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3JaOzC1
    MDMA is a well-known party drug. But it’s also showing real promise for treating PTSD. @tanyalewis314 and @jfischman on Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3JaOzC1
    To learn how to choose a secure password, you need to understand how hackers do their work. https://trib.al/bQwz8p2
    To learn how to choose a secure password, you need to understand how hackers do their work. trib.al/bQwz8p2
    Ontario and Quebec could see wildfires grow more intense and frequent as a changing climate brings unusually hot and dry conditions https://trib.al/ZYXKm2u
    Ontario and Quebec could see wildfires grow more intense and frequent as a changing climate brings unusually hot and dry conditions trib.al/ZYXKm2u
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    A deer-tooth pendant from a Siberian cave yielded DNA left by a woman who lived some 20,000 years ago. https://scim.ag/30x
    A deer-tooth pendant from a Siberian cave yielded DNA left by a woman who lived some 20,000 years ago. scim.ag/30x
    When flies are forced to feed around dead members of their species, they tend to kick the bucket earlier than is typical. https://scim.ag/30u
    When flies are forced to feed around dead members of their species, they tend to kick the bucket earlier than is typical. scim.ag/30u
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. https://scim.ag/30r
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. scim.ag/30r
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. https://scim.ag/30o
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. scim.ag/30o
    A gene that lengthens telomeres can extend cellular life, but also raises the risk for tumors and a condition associated with blood cancer. https://scim.ag/30f
    A gene that lengthens telomeres can extend cellular life, but also raises the risk for tumors and a condition associated with blood cancer. scim.ag/30f
    A technique based on artificial intelligence can translate brain scans into words and sentences. https://scim.ag/30c
    A technique based on artificial intelligence can translate brain scans into words and sentences. scim.ag/30c
    Exactly how coral nourishes itself has long been a mystery—until now. Learn more: https://scim.ag/30a @ScienceVisuals
    Exactly how coral nourishes itself has long been a mystery—until now. scim.ag/30a @ScienceVisuals
    Many U.S. biomedical researchers and their collaborators abroad are reacting with alarm to a new NIH requirement that foreign groups send their NIH partners copies of their lab notebooks and other raw data at least every few months. https://scim.ag/301
    Many U.S. biomedical researchers and their collaborators abroad are reacting with alarm to a new NIH requirement that foreign groups send their NIH partners copies of their lab notebooks and other raw data at least every few months. scim.ag/301
    Humans have long seen themselves mirrored in other primates, with apes’ social behavior and cognitive abilities shedding light on our own. Now, two international teams have stared deeper into the mirror. https://scim.ag/2ZX
    Humans have long seen themselves mirrored in other primates, with apes’ social behavior and cognitive abilities shedding light on our own. scim.ag/2ZX
    As emergency managers in southern Ukraine evacuate people there from disastrous flooding caused by the mysterious breach of a major dam, conservation scientists are pondering the effects on the region’s plants and animals. https://scim.ag/2ZW
    As emergency managers in southern Ukraine evacuate people there from disastrous flooding caused by the mysterious breach of a major dam, conservation scientists are pondering the effects on the region’s plants and animals. scim.ag/2ZW
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. https://scim.ag/2ZU
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. scim.ag/2ZU
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. https://scim.ag/2ZS
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. scim.ag/2ZS
    A new U.S. study will test whether pairing molecularly targeted drugs will work better than single drugs to wipe out cancer. https://scim.ag/2ZR
    A new U.S. study will test whether pairing molecularly targeted drugs will work better than single drugs to wipe out cancer. scim.ag/2ZR
    Lava flows can abruptly shift from smooth, ropy pahoehoe to rubbly, jagged aa—changes that might be sparked by the molten rock’s internal churn. https://scim.ag/2ZP
    Lava flows can abruptly shift from smooth, ropy pahoehoe to rubbly, jagged aa—changes that might be sparked by the molten rock’s internal churn. scim.ag/2ZP
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2ZN
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2ZN
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. https://scim.ag/2ZM
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. scim.ag/2ZM
    Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2ZK @ScienceVisuals
    Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. scim.ag/2ZK @ScienceVisuals
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. https://scim.ag/2ZI
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. scim.ag/2ZI
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Can we speedup deep learning 2.5x via data-selection with theoretical guarantees? Our #ICM2023 paper shows for the first time that this is indeed possible! Data points of increasing learning difficulty is what you need! An excellent work well worth reading (@YUYANG_UCLA,Hao)🎉🌱
    Can we speedup deep learning 2.5x via data-selection with theoretical guarantees? Our #ICM2023 paper shows for the first time that this is indeed possible! Data points of increasing learning difficulty is what you need! An excellent work well worth reading (@YUYANG_UCLA,Hao)🎉🌱 nitter.net/YUYANG_UCLA/status/1668771083733078017#m  ( 1 min )
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    The small molecule SDT-011, tested in mice and human skin, could be a promising treatment for severe #rash associated with the #EGFR inhibitor cancer treatment. @ScienceTM https://scim.ag/30v
    The small molecule SDT-011, tested in mice and human skin, could be a promising treatment for severe #rash associated with the #EGFR inhibitor cancer treatment. @ScienceTM scim.ag/30v
    Cold environments promoted the social evolution of Asian colobine primates in a stepwise manner, according to a new Science study. https://scim.ag/30t #PrimateGenomes
    Cold environments promoted the social evolution of Asian colobine primates in a stepwise manner, according to a new Science study. scim.ag/30t #PrimateGenomes
    Scientists have delineated how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize and clear out the bacterium responsible for #tuberculosis–a discovery that could facilitate therapeutic research for this widespread health burden. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/30j
    Scientists have delineated how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize and clear out the bacterium responsible for #tuberculosis–a discovery that could facilitate therapeutic research for this widespread health burden. @SciSignal scim.ag/30j
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: This week in Science Advances, researchers investigate the effect of ocean alkalinity enhancement, a process that sequesters carbon by increasing ocean alkalinity through the addition of limestone and other alkaline minerals. Read that study and more: https://scim.ag/30h
    This week in Science Advances, researchers investigate the effect of ocean alkalinity enhancement, a process that sequesters carbon by increasing ocean alkalinity through the addition of limestone and other alkaline minerals. scim.ag/30h
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Researchers tie endometriosis in women to an invasive genus of bacteria, fecal microbiome transplants may soothe colitis during cancer immunotherapy, and more in this week's issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/30g
    Researchers tie endometriosis in women to an invasive genus of bacteria, fecal microbiome transplants may soothe colitis during cancer immunotherapy, and more in this week's issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. scim.ag/30g
    In an effort to ensure equity and reduce bias, the U.S. NIH has proposed a plan to change how grant proposals are peer reviewed. But a new #LetterToScience argues that the changes do not address previous evidence about bias in the peer review process. https://scim.ag/30b
    In an effort to ensure equity and reduce bias, the U.S. NIH has proposed a plan to change how grant proposals are peer reviewed. #LetterToScience argues that the changes do not address previous evidence about bias in the peer review process. scim.ag/30b
    A new @SciImmunology study investigates how intestinal α4β7+ CD8 T cells enhance immune responses against metastatic tumors typically resistant to anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. 📄: https://scim.ag/305
    A new @SciImmunology study investigates how intestinal α4β7+ CD8 T cells enhance immune responses against metastatic tumors typically resistant to anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. scim.ag/305
    The distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, according to a new Science study. https://scim.ag/2ZZ #ScienceResearch
    The distribution of African forest and savanna ecosystems are highly predictable by climate, according to a new Science study. scim.ag/2ZZ #ScienceResearch
    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/2ZV
    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/2ZV
    Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in a way that speeds up the production of flowers, according to a Science study from 2020. https://scim.ag/2ZT #NationalPollinatorsMonth
    Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in a way that speeds up the production of flowers, according to a Science study from 2020. scim.ag/2ZT #NationalPollinatorsMonth
    In a 3-year genomic selection experiment in the wild involving more than 2000 Dutch great tits, researchers in @ScienceAdvances found that the birds’ reproductive success was not affected by laying eggs early or late in the season. https://scim.ag/2ZQ
    In a 3-year genomic selection experiment in the wild involving more than 2000 Dutch great tits, researchers in @ScienceAdvances found that the birds’ reproductive success was not affected by laying eggs early or late in the season. scim.ag/2ZQ
    A new study in Science presents whole-genome data from 233 primate species representing 86% of the primate genera and all 16 families. https://scim.ag/2ZO #PrimateGenomes
    A new study in Science presents whole-genome data from 233 primate species representing 86% of the primate genera and all 16 families. scim.ag/2ZO #PrimateGenomes
    New in @ScienceTM: Researchers have identified 15 separate variants in the PSMC3 proteasome gene in 23 patients with neurodevelopmental delay and intellectual disabilities. https://scim.ag/2ZL
    New in @ScienceTM: Researchers have identified 15 separate variants in the PSMC3 proteasome gene in 23 patients with neurodevelopmental delay and intellectual disabilities. scim.ag/2ZL
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 takes a look at taking solvents out of #chemistry with @JakeYeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov. 🎧 Listen to this segment and more: https://scim.ag/2ZJ
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 takes a look at taking solvents out of #chemistry with @JakeYeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov. scim.ag/2ZJ
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    Im upset to see teens on Tiktok and other referring to their pets as "Slave". Due to historical precedent it is gross to do this. It is icky
    Im upset to see teens on Tiktok and other referring to their pets as "Slave". Due to historical precedent it is gross to do this. It is icky  ( 1 min )
    Only the penis and vagina are to be considered "Genitals" . The Testicles and ass hole are not genitals, they are different from that.
    Only the penis and vagina are to be considered "Genitals" . The Testicles and ass hole are not genitals, they are different from that.  ( 1 min )
    if you see any one masturbating to my posts please inform me so that I can remove the post and increase the terror alert level by 1
    if you see any one masturbating to my posts please inform me so that I can remove the post and increase the terror alert level by 1  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @ground_guru: Will play a part for sure! How big a role can it play and will it be the same for all clubs?
    Will play a part for sure! How big a role can it play and will it be the same for all clubs? nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668642941387132929#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Another significant development in the post-Brexit football recruitment landscape. Essentially gives clubs 2-4 overseas wildcards every season. The EQP aspect feels like a gamble from the FA, who had some rare power over the PL with this as English football's governing body.
    Another significant development in the post-Brexit football recruitment landscape. Essentially gives clubs 2-4 overseas wildcards every season. The EQP aspect feels like a gamble from the FA, who had some rare power over the PL with this as English football's governing body. nitter.net/martynziegler/status/1668999280697257984#m
    RT by @ground_guru: This is big news for #NCFC and English football generally. Will open up the market again for clubs - Norwich will now be able to sign four players outside GBE Criteria - those who fall outside the points limit. Interesting to see if this impacts their recruitment this window.
    This is big news for #NCFC and English football generally. nitter.net/FA/status/1668997512680681481#m
    Dean Rastrick will be joining his former Spurs colleague John McDermott at the FA. Official announcement imminent.
    Dean Rastrick will be joining his former Spurs colleague John McDermott at the FA. Official announcement imminent. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668944693684580356#m
    You could see that in the right system/ with a club that’s clear on their game model and how he fits, Havertz would be a huge asset
    You could see that in the right system/ with a club that’s clear on their game model and how he fits, Havertz would be a huge asset nitter.net/NizaarKinsella/status/1668988876344500224#m
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 CLOSES TOMORROW! Positional Analysts @NUFC "You will provide video analysis and occasional live game analysis for potential target players, with a focus on outfield positions." #NUFC https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/positional-analyst
    🚨 CLOSES TOMORROW! @NUFC #NUFC trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    RT by @ground_guru: 📽️⚽ ¡Así juega @BellinghamJude! ✨ #HeyJude
    📽️⚽ ¡Así juega @BellinghamJude! ✨ #HeyJude
    Not a bad piece this - by @smarterscout, from May 2020 'Jude Bellingham: Europe's best 16-year-old' 🔗https://trainingground.guru/articles/jude-bellingham-europes-best-16-year-old
    Not a bad piece this - by @smarterscout, from May 2020 trainingground.guru/articles…
    One of the longest-serving Academy Managers in England. Big exit from Tottenham. 👇👇👇
    One of the longest-serving Academy Managers in England. Big exit from Tottenham. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668944693684580356#m
    Academy Manager Dean Rastrick has left @SpursOfficial after 13 years “to pursue new challenges and opportunities.” #THFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/academy-manager-rastrick-leaves-tottenham-after-13-years
    Academy Manager Dean Rastrick has left @SpursOfficial after 13 years “to pursue new challenges and opportunities.” #THFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    “Significantly, Norwich remain wedded to the role of the Sporting Director and Webber himself will be involved in the process of finding his replacement.”
    “Significantly, Norwich remain wedded to the role of the Sporting Director and Webber himself will be involved in the process of finding his replacement.” nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668903241218682880#m
    RT by @ground_guru: ‘Almost a quarter (24%) of Norwich’s first-team minutes over the last six seasons have been from Academy players’ usual good read from @ground_guru
    ‘Almost a quarter (24%) of Norwich’s first-team minutes over the last six seasons have been from Academy players’ usual good read from @ground_guru nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668903241218682880#m
    "You can talk about elite environments, but a gym which is a fifth of the size it needs to be in a conservatory with a mucky roof sort of contradicts that.” Stuart Webber, 2017 #NCFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/evaluating-stuart-webbers-six-years-at-norwich-city
    "You can talk about elite environments, but a gym which is a fifth of the size it needs to be in a conservatory with a mucky roof sort of contradicts that.” #NCFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Evaluating Stuart Webber's 6 years at Norwich City "Few Sporting Directors in England have had such a level of freedom and power; few have been so prominent or attracted as much attention." #NCFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/evaluating-stuart-webbers-six-years-at-norwich-city
    Evaluating Stuart Webber's 6 years at Norwich City #NCFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Following a recent audit, #SAFC's Academy has retained it's Category One status 👏 🎓 @AcademyOfLight
    Following a recent audit, #SAFC's Academy has retained it's Category One status 👏 @AcademyOfLight
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: We've been shipping NeRFs to Google Maps for a few months now. As of this morning, you can read about how we do it: https://ai.googleblog.com/2023/06/reconstructing-indoor-spaces-with-nerf.html
    We've been shipping NeRFs to Google Maps for a few months now. As of this morning, you can read about how we do it: ai.googleblog.com/2023/06/re…
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    I also think it's a mistake to frame the other Republican candidates as "taking on Trump." These are ambitious politicians who are running because they want to be president themselves, not because they are motivated to save the party or country from Trump
    I also think it's a mistake to frame the other Republican candidates as "taking on Trump." These are ambitious politicians who are running because they want to be president themselves, not because they are motivated to save the party or country from Trump nitter.net/BenjySarlin/status/1669008410967175171#m
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    Though it’s hard to get transparent data, @ryanlcooper’s calculations suggest Tesla’s self-driving cars have at least a 10x higher fatality rate than human drivers. https://prospect.org/justice/06-13-2023-elon-musk-tesla-self-driving-bloodbath/
    Though it’s hard to get transparent data, @ryanlcooper’s calculations suggest Tesla’s self-driving cars have at least a 10x higher fatality rate than human drivers. prospect.org/justice/06-13-2…

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    Labor productivity down 1.2 percent in wholesale trade and 0.4 percent in retail trade in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-1-2-percent-in-wholesale-trade-and-0-4-percent-in-retail-trade-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down 1.2 percent in wholesale trade and 0.4 percent in retail trade in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down 1.2 percent in wholesale trade and 0.4 percent in retail trade in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-1-2-percent-in-wholesale-trade-and-0-4-percent-in-retail-trade-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down 1.2 percent in wholesale trade and 0.4 percent in retail trade in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new Consumer Price Index data https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/ #CPI #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new Consumer Price Index data bls.gov/charts/consumer-pric… #CPI #BLSdata #DataViz
    Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.3% in May https://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm #RealEarnings #BLSdata
    Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.3% in May bls.gov/news.release/realer.… #RealEarnings #BLSdata
    CPI for all items rises 0.1% in May; shelter and used cars and trucks up https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm#CPI #BLSdata
    CPI for all items rises 0.1% in May; shelter and used cars and trucks up bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0… #BLSdata
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    Crispy chunks of deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet, sour, and savory glaze packed with sesame flavor. The Chinese take-out classic, made in your own kitchen. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-chinese-sesame-chicken-recipe?taid=6488f4f5f695830001bd3b86&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Crispy chunks of deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet, sour, and savory glaze packed with sesame flavor. The Chinese take-out classic, made in your own kitchen. seriouseats.com/the-best-chi…
    Tomie dePaola’s book is full of chaos, bad pasta, and mixed-up lessons about doing the right thing. https://www.seriouseats.com/why-i-hate-strega-nona?taid=6488e6e7f695830001bd3743&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tomie dePaola’s book is full of chaos, bad pasta, and mixed-up lessons about doing the right thing. seriouseats.com/why-i-hate-s…
    Vodka's volatility, plus the way its high alcohol content inhibits gluten development, makes it ideal for using in fry batters. https://www.seriouseats.com/use-vodka-for-crispier-fried-food?taid=6488d8e1c541b500015e4c85&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Vodka's volatility, plus the way its high alcohol content inhibits gluten development, makes it ideal for using in fry batters. seriouseats.com/use-vodka-fo…
    Cooking rice in the microwave doesn’t take any less time, but it's convenient for other reasons: It saves valuable space on your stovetop when you need just one or two portions of rice, and it cuts down on cleanup. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-steam-rice-in-a-microwave?taid=6488bcdae20af40001120e3d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Cooking rice in the microwave doesn’t take any less time, but it's convenient for other reasons: It saves valuable space on your stovetop when you need just one or two portions of rice, and it cuts down on cleanup. seriouseats.com/how-to-steam…
    We went through our equipment reviews to find the best Breville products, including our favorite espresso machine and air fryer toaster oven. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-breville-products-7499333?taid=6488aebb323d3900010915d5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We went through our equipment reviews to find the best Breville products, including our favorite espresso machine and air fryer toaster oven. seriouseats.com/best-brevill…
    To pack your favorite cookie recipe with optimal flavor and texture, try a mix-and-match approach to chocolate chips. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-supermarket-chocolate-chips?taid=6488a0bac541b500015e3a7f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    To pack your favorite cookie recipe with optimal flavor and texture, try a mix-and-match approach to chocolate chips. seriouseats.com/the-best-sup…
    Cooking down whole yellow mustard seeds in seasoned vinegar simultaneously plumps them up and tames their intense burn, for a condiment or garnish that's sweet, briny, and mildly hot. https://www.seriouseats.com/pickled-mustard-seeds?taid=6488848801ec220001c2ff14&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Cooking down whole yellow mustard seeds in seasoned vinegar simultaneously plumps them up and tames their intense burn, for a condiment or garnish that's sweet, briny, and mildly hot. seriouseats.com/pickled-must…
    We’ve tested a variety of knife storage options and can safely say the Jonathan Alden magnetic knife strip is one of our favorite ways to store blades. https://www.seriouseats.com/jonathan-alden-magnetic-knife-strip-review-7500331?taid=6488766ac541b500015e2b53&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We’ve tested a variety of knife storage options and can safely say the Jonathan Alden magnetic knife strip is one of our favorite ways to store blades. seriouseats.com/jonathan-ald…
    Lightly sweet and floral blueberries are blended with rich Greek yogurt in these flavor-packed frozen pops. https://www.seriouseats.com/blueberry-yogurt-popsicles?taid=6487bf9901ec220001c2c157&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Lightly sweet and floral blueberries are blended with rich Greek yogurt in these flavor-packed frozen pops. seriouseats.com/blueberry-yo…
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    Fat-like compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth https://trib.al/5GMtY1v
    Fat-like compounds in ancient rocks point to a vast array of previously unknown microbes that once dominated complex life on Earth trib.al/5GMtY1v
    To learn how to choose a secure password, you need to understand how hackers do their work. https://trib.al/iN6txa8
    To learn how to choose a secure password, you need to understand how hackers do their work. trib.al/iN6txa8
    Hurricane forecasters are debuting a new model they hope will better predict when some storms will suddenly and explosively intensify https://trib.al/LnahQD2
    Hurricane forecasters are debuting a new model they hope will better predict when some storms will suddenly and explosively intensify trib.al/LnahQD2
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    RT by @ground_guru: Evaluating Stuart Webber's six years at Norwich City #NCFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/evaluating-stuart-webbers-six-years-at-norwich-city
    Evaluating Stuart Webber's six years at Norwich City #NCFC trainingground.guru/articles…
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    The fact that we have to post this make me sad. Where is our balance. How many things do trump have to do to show he is not what y’all think!! And it’s amazing now the people who backed him up and all his bullshit is now turning on him. They should be shown the door too they helped him do all that evil shit. THEY SHOULD NOT GET TO STAY IN OFFICE.
    The fact that we have to post this make me sad. Where is our balance. How many things do trump have to do to show he is not what y’all think!! And it’s amazing now the people who backed him up and all his bullshit is now turning on him. They should be shown the door too they helped him do all that evil shit. THEY SHOULD NOT GET TO STAY IN OFFICE.
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    French chemist Louis Pasteur thought magnetic fields might somehow explain “homochirality,” but its origin has remained one of biology’s great mysteries. Now, it turns out Pasteur may have been onto something. https://scim.ag/2ZH
    French chemist Louis Pasteur thought magnetic fields might somehow explain “homochirality,” but its origin has remained one of biology’s great mysteries. scim.ag/2ZH
    RT by @NewsfromScience: Segregation doubled the odds of some Black children dying in U.S. cities 100 years ago. New research by @BeahboutIT and @jdavidhacker612 shows structural racism in the 1900s harmed Black health in ways still being felt today. Me for @NewsfromScience https://www.science.org/content/article/segregation-doubled-odds-some-black-children-dying-u-s-cities-100-years-ago
    Segregation doubled the odds of some Black children dying in U.S. cities 100 years ago. New research by @BeahboutIT and @jdavidhacker612 shows structural racism in the 1900s harmed Black health in ways still being felt today. Me for @NewsfromScience science.org/content/article/…
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    Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2ZF @NewsfromScience
    Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. scim.ag/2ZF @NewsfromScience
    New studies in Science & @SciImmunology spotlight a group of intestinal T cells with α4β7 integrin receptors that could be targeted to prevent resistance to immune checkpoint blockade #cancer immunotherapy. https://scim.ag/2ZC https://scim.ag/2ZD https://scim.ag/2ZB
    New studies in Science & @SciImmunology spotlight a group of intestinal T cells with α4β7 integrin receptors that could be targeted to prevent resistance to immune checkpoint blockade #cancer immunotherapy. scim.ag/2ZC scim.ag/2ZD scim.ag/2ZB
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: This week’s issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!  Research in rodents suggests that the lungs help protect other organs from #SARSCoV2 infections, scientists explore how the conformation of a kinase shapes its substrate specificity, and more. https://scim.ag/2Zv
    This week’s issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!  #SARSCoV2 infections, scientists explore how the conformation of a kinase shapes its substrate specificity, and more. scim.ag/2Zv
    An ingestible capsule is capable of modulating the hunger-regulating hormone, ghrelin, by electrical stimulation of the gastric mucosa in pigs. @SciRobotics https://scim.ag/2Zs
    An ingestible capsule is capable of modulating the hunger-regulating hormone, ghrelin, by electrical stimulation of the gastric mucosa in pigs. @SciRobotics scim.ag/2Zs
    A lack of credibility in climate policy leaves the world at high risk for missing global #climate targets, argues a new #SciencePolicyForum. https://scim.ag/2Zr
    A lack of credibility in climate policy leaves the world at high risk for missing global #climate targets, argues a new #SciencePolicyForum. scim.ag/2Zr
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    RT by @tetraduzione: We have some fantastic speakers this Sunday at the 10th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization at @CVPR
    We have some fantastic speakers this Sunday at the 10th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization at @CVPR nitter.net/fgvcworkshop/status/1668681561829416960#m
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    Democrats' brutal 14D-3R gerrymander in Illinois keeps all but #IL17 off the playing field in 2024, though two other incumbents are at serious risk of being primaried. @Redistrict reports: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/illinois-house/2024-house-race-analysis-illinois
    Democrats' brutal 14D-3R gerrymander in Illinois keeps all but #IL17 off the playing field in 2024, though two other incumbents are at serious risk of being primaried. @Redistrict reports: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    R to @steak_umm: my digital footprint precedes me
    my digital footprint precedes me  ( 1 min )
    unfortunate that if i wanted to be a politician i’d have to address my time shilling beef to the public
    unfortunate that if i wanted to be a politician i’d have to address my time shilling beef to the public  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: I'm very excited that this paper is out, it has been over 2 years in the making! I started at Google Research speeding up neural net training, but was often frustrated when we didn't know how to declare a win over Adam 🚀
    I'm very excited that this paper is out, it has been over 2 years in the making! I started at Google Research speeding up neural net training, but was often frustrated when we didn't know how to declare a win over Adam 🚀
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    to who ever said my posts are so good they deserve to be hanged up at the walls at mcdonalds. Thank you
    to who ever said my posts are so good they deserve to be hanged up at the walls at mcdonalds. Thank you  ( 1 min )
    Bitch of Reddit: Duhh we broke our web site. Can we use yours ME: suck my Penis reddit Troll trash. Go stink up "9GAG" with your Reddit Fail
    Bitch of Reddit: Duhh we broke our web site. Can we use yours ME: suck my Penis reddit Troll trash. Go stink up "9GAG" with your Reddit Fail  ( 1 min )
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    Final call for today’s blog on Swansea City’s finances #Swans
    Final call for today’s blog on Swansea City’s finances #Swans nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1668514472476942336#m
    RT by @SwissRamble: As new investors continue to arrive at Swansea City, here's a review of the club's finances, highlighting the impact of parachute payments stopping #Swans https://swissramble.substack.com/p/swansea-city-finances-202122
    As new investors continue to arrive at Swansea City, here's a review of the club's finances, highlighting the impact of parachute payments stopping #Swans swissramble.substack.com/p/s…
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    R to @gelliottmorris: the bigger point I'd like to make is that there is still a lot of stuff happening in the poll-aggregation space today — quants are not just moving to analyses of returns and candidate ideology, WAR, etc. that includes at ABC/538, which still exists!
    the bigger point I'd like to make is that there is still a lot of stuff happening in the poll-aggregation space today — quants are not just moving to analyses of returns and candidate ideology, WAR, etc. that includes at ABC/538, which still exists! nitter.net/jaycaspiankang/status/1668609176686436352#m
    my favorite author is penguin random house
    my favorite author is penguin random house nitter.net/aedwardslevy/status/1668609276955205632#m
    christie would be a less controversial president than trump, but at the same time it is beyond paradoxical for these low-win-probability, anti-trump candidates to be crowding the field. (this is where a strong party org w/ stronger informal endorsement pressures would be helpful)
    christie would be a less controversial president than trump, but at the same time it is beyond paradoxical for these low-win-probability, anti-trump candidates to be crowding the field. (this is where a strong party org w/ stronger informal endorsement pressures would be helpful) nitter.net/AccountableGOP/status/1668412984748539906#m
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    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/jun/13/david-squires-on-the-greatest-football-season-in-sportswashing-history
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport theguardian.com/football/ng-…
    Looking forward to seeing Emi Martínez wave this about like it’s his wang.
    Looking forward to seeing Emi Martínez wave this about like it’s his wang. nitter.net/AlbicelesteTalk/status/1668238890363154435#m
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Berlusconi: You were right about everything. I see that now. The modern world is so full of sin. A man close to the earth is a man close to God. The Unabomber: what do tits feel like
    Berlusconi: You were right about everything. I see that now. The modern world is so full of sin. A man close to the earth is a man close to God. The Unabomber: what do tits feel like
    RT by @pixelatedboat: Interesting take on why libertarians are mostly men https://mattbruenig.com/2015/10/24/why-are-libertarians-mostly-men/
    Interesting take on why libertarians are mostly men mattbruenig.com/2015/10/24/w…
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    RT by @DaveAHopkins: 1. Late entry is a bad strategy; very late entry is a hopeless strategy. 2. Non-candidates always look great right up to when they become candidates, at which point they immediately become boring candidates and someone else is the appealing non-candidate.
    1. Late entry is a bad strategy; very late entry is a hopeless strategy. nitter.net/costareports/status/1668451275959140352#m

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    RT by @SingularMattrix: JAX/XLA is really fast
    JAX/XLA is really fast
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    This southwestern French specialty features individual cakes with a glassy, caramelized exterior contrasted with an impossibly custardy center. It's a project perfect for ambitious bakers. https://www.seriouseats.com/caneles-canneles-de-bordeaux-french-pastry-recipe-how-to-make?taid=6487a378323d39000108c8cb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This southwestern French specialty features individual cakes with a glassy, caramelized exterior contrasted with an impossibly custardy center. It's a project perfect for ambitious bakers. seriouseats.com/caneles-cann…
    Our favorites include thermometers (duh), a timer, and even a small spatula. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-thermoworks-products-7496209?taid=64879586f695830001bcd1b1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Our favorites include thermometers (duh), a timer, and even a small spatula. seriouseats.com/best-thermow…
    This bold salty-sweet-sour-spicy Mexican sauce has roots in Asia, and is delicious on fresh raw fruit or paired with Tajín in an icy chamoyada or mangonada. https://www.seriouseats.com/chamoy-mexican-dried-fruit-and-hibiscus-sauce-7510202?taid=64878782e20af4000111aafe&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This bold salty-sweet-sour-spicy Mexican sauce has roots in Asia, and is delicious on fresh raw fruit or paired with Tajín in an icy chamoyada or mangonada. seriouseats.com/chamoy-mexic…
    We compiled a list of our favorite OXO gear from our equipment reviews, including coffee makers, bench scrapers, and plastic cutting boards. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-oxo-kitchen-equipment-7506030?taid=64876b5d01ec2200011de12f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We compiled a list of our favorite OXO gear from our equipment reviews, including coffee makers, bench scrapers, and plastic cutting boards. seriouseats.com/best-oxo-kit…
    Our favorite model is currently on sale! https://www.seriouseats.com/oxo-drip-coffee-maker-review-6747529?taid=64875d65f695830001bcc29f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Our favorite model is currently on sale! seriouseats.com/oxo-drip-cof…
    We tried to find the best ways to keep your sliced apples tasting and looking fresh. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prevent-apple-pear-browning?taid=64874f55323d39000108b074&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tried to find the best ways to keep your sliced apples tasting and looking fresh. seriouseats.com/how-to-preve…
    In under a minute, a kitchen fire can grow to an inferno beyond your control. That's why you need to be prepared. We talk to an FDNY lieutenant to learn the ins and outs of fire safety in the kitchen. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-not-burn-your-ass-off-in-the-kitchen?taid=64873320323d39000108a8a5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    In under a minute, a kitchen fire can grow to an inferno beyond your control. That's why you need to be prepared. We talk to an FDNY lieutenant to learn the ins and outs of fire safety in the kitchen. seriouseats.com/how-to-not-b…
    Dry-brined in a mixture of salt and baking soda then tossed in a balanced spice blend that packs subtle heat, this Cajun shrimp is tender, juicy, and packed full of flavor. https://www.seriouseats.com/cajun-shrimp-recipe-7510286?taid=6487250eb58b2500019b967e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Dry-brined in a mixture of salt and baking soda then tossed in a balanced spice blend that packs subtle heat, this Cajun shrimp is tender, juicy, and packed full of flavor. seriouseats.com/cajun-shrimp…
    This Japanese katsudon—fried cutlet and egg rice bowl—is the best use you're ever gonna get out of leftover fried chicken or pork cutlets. https://www.seriouseats.com/katsudon-japanese-leftover-cutlet-rice-egg-bowl-recipe?taid=64866e28db77690001180079&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This Japanese katsudon—fried cutlet and egg rice bowl—is the best use you're ever gonna get out of leftover fried chicken or pork cutlets. seriouseats.com/katsudon-jap…
    Rich with pork and cornmeal, this humble Pennsylvania-Dutch specialty is perfect with eggs. https://www.seriouseats.com/scrapple-recipe?taid=6486602dcf93b30001ec2f8a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Rich with pork and cornmeal, this humble Pennsylvania-Dutch specialty is perfect with eggs. seriouseats.com/scrapple-rec…
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    Labor productivity down in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-in-37-states-and-the-district-of-columbia-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    If you’re at #SHRM23, we have a stat for that! Stop by our booth to learn about #BLSdata!
    If you’re at #SHRM23, we have a stat for that! Stop by our booth to learn about #BLSdata!
    Labor productivity down in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-in-37-states-and-the-district-of-columbia-in-2022.htm#BLS
    Labor productivity down in 37 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-…
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    Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps? https://trib.al/06ykAf4
    Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps? trib.al/06ykAf4
    Here's how the winners of NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge are making food out of thin air https://trib.al/rOXUxv3
    Here's how the winners of NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge are making food out of thin air trib.al/rOXUxv3
    ChatGPT and other AI systems perform tasks they were not trained to do. It's surprising researchers, even those skeptical about large language models. https://trib.al/WJvmwLr
    ChatGPT and other AI systems perform tasks they were not trained to do. It's surprising researchers, even those skeptical about large language models. trib.al/WJvmwLr
    Taking 10,000 steps a day to maintain health is rooted not in science but in a marketing gimmick. So how do we determine an optimal step count for fitness? https://trib.al/ZwjJcAo
    Taking 10,000 steps a day to maintain health is rooted not in science but in a marketing gimmick. So how do we determine an optimal step count for fitness? trib.al/ZwjJcAo
    Advancements in medical technology and neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of the dying process. https://trib.al/s1AyEaJ
    Advancements in medical technology and neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of the dying process. trib.al/s1AyEaJ
    Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. https://trib.al/6QqoxgA
    Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. trib.al/6QqoxgA
    The combination of a massive seaweed bloom, plastic in the ocean and climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous infections https://trib.al/OCCabCM
    The combination of a massive seaweed bloom, plastic in the ocean and climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous infections trib.al/OCCabCM
    Good news: the world is discussing a treaty to stem plastic pollution. Bad news: fossil-fuel interests are trying to weaken it https://trib.al/oh4YlyE
    Good news: the world is discussing a treaty to stem plastic pollution. Bad news: fossil-fuel interests are trying to weaken it trib.al/oh4YlyE
    Arousal without orgasm isn't dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it? https://trib.al/wWz4kx8
    Arousal without orgasm isn't dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it? trib.al/wWz4kx8
    Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped https://trib.al/BAv9m8O
    Wind and solar produced more U.S. power than coal during the first five months of this year, as several coal plants closed and gas prices dropped trib.al/BAv9m8O
    The most important and awe-inspiring science direct to your inbox. Sign up for our new-and-improved (and free!) Today in Science newsletter: http://sciam.com/today
    The most important and awe-inspiring science direct to your inbox. sciam.com/today
    R to @sciam: Listen to an interview with therapist Rebecca J. Lester (@psychanthro) on Science, Quickly to learn more about Ella’s diagnosis, treatment, and how she is doing today. 🎧🔗https://bit.ly/43pTVBd
    Listen to an interview with therapist Rebecca J. Lester (@psychanthro) on Science, Quickly to learn more about Ella’s diagnosis, treatment, and how she is doing today. bit.ly/43pTVBd
    R to @sciam: This is the story of “Ella” (pseudonym used to protect the patient’s privacy), a young woman with 12 different personalities that ranged in age from two to 16. By @psychanthro https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-traumatized-woman-with-multiple-personalities-gets-better-as-her-parts-work-as-a-team/
    This is the story of “Ella” (pseudonym used to protect the patient’s privacy), a young woman with 12 different personalities that ranged in age from two to 16. @psychanthro scientificamerican.com/artic…
    DID is usually treated by integrating fragmented parts—but that’s not the only solution. Learn how Rebecca Lester helped a patient with 12 identities form a community of selves in one individual. Join our @Reddit AMA w/ @psychanthro 🗓️June 14 at 1pm ET 🔗https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/
    DID is usually treated by integrating fragmented parts—but that’s not the only solution. Learn how Rebecca Lester helped a patient with 12 identities form a community of selves in one individual. @Reddit AMA w/ @psychanthro teddit.net/r/IAmA/
    New antiviral drugs could save thousands from COVID-19, influenza and other severe lung infections. [Sponsored by @Synairgenplc] https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/how-immune-boosting-medicine-could-save-lives-in-a-pandemic/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sacm_synairgen&utm_content=link-post
    New antiviral drugs could save thousands from COVID-19, influenza and other severe lung infections. [Sponsored by @Synairgenplc] scientificamerican.com/custo…
    In the guise of collecting scientific data, data brokers are running a massive privacy invasion. Researchers should stop helping them | Opinion https://trib.al/L5epjlt
    In the guise of collecting scientific data, data brokers are running a massive privacy invasion. Researchers should stop helping them | Opinion trib.al/L5epjlt
    The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says https://trib.al/UYcUhwC
    The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says trib.al/UYcUhwC
    New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death https://trib.al/S9UrSEB
    New research shows surprising activity levels in dying brains and may help explain the sudden clarity many people with dementia experience near death trib.al/S9UrSEB  ( 1 min )
    Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone https://trib.al/ei6FgPz
    Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone trib.al/ei6FgPz
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    RT by @andrewgwils: Guided discrete diffusion to optimize protein and antibody sequences. @gruver_nate @samuel_stanton_ @nc_frey @timrudner, Isidro Hotzel, Julien Lafrance-Vanasse, Arvind Rajpal @kchonyc @andrewgwils https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.20009
    Guided discrete diffusion to optimize protein and antibody sequences. @gruver_nate @samuel_stanton_ @nc_frey @timrudner, Isidro Hotzel, Julien Lafrance-Vanasse, Arvind Rajpal @kchonyc @andrewgwils arxiv.org/abs/2305.20009
    R to @andrewgwils: You’d have to be a TNG fan to appreciate it though.
    You’d have to be a TNG fan to appreciate it though.
    “Picard” redeems itself in Season 3. I almost didn’t watch it after Seasons 1 & 2.
    “Picard” redeems itself in Season 3. I almost didn’t watch it after Seasons 1 & 2.
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    RT by @gelliottmorris: ross is cooking... https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/opinion/donald-trump-2024.html
    ross is cooking... nytimes.com/2023/06/12/opini…  ( 1 min )
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    Public confidence in vaccines has declined across sub-Saharan Africa since the #COVID19 pandemic, new research shows. https://scim.ag/2YU
    Public confidence in vaccines has declined across sub-Saharan Africa since the #COVID19 pandemic, new research shows. scim.ag/2YU
    The practice may protect rhinos, but it changes behavior and could have long-term consequences. https://scim.ag/2YQ
    The practice may protect rhinos, but it changes behavior and could have long-term consequences. scim.ag/2YQ
    RT by @NewsfromScience: “There is a real desire for change.” My latest story for @ScienceInsider—about the preliminary findings of a working group NIH established to address concerns that postdoc appointments are no longer an attractive option for early-career researchers. https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-working-group-calls-fewer-better-paid-postdocs
    “There is a real desire for change.” @ScienceInsider—about the preliminary findings of a working group NIH established to address concerns that postdoc appointments are no longer an attractive option for early-career researchers. science.org/content/article/…
    Postdocs in U.S. biomedical research labs should be paid better, even if it means supporting fewer of them. That’s the preliminary position of a working group formed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. https://scim.ag/2YL
    Postdocs in U.S. biomedical research labs should be paid better, even if it means supporting fewer of them. scim.ag/2YL
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. https://scim.ag/2YG
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. scim.ag/2YG
    A new brain-spine interface has allowed a paralyzed man to walk more fluidly, navigate obstacles, and climb stairs. https://scim.ag/2YC
    A new brain-spine interface has allowed a paralyzed man to walk more fluidly, navigate obstacles, and climb stairs. scim.ag/2YC
    A new study suggests fear of society’s downfall stems from negative media and biased memory. https://scim.ag/2Y5
    A new study suggests fear of society’s downfall stems from negative media and biased memory. scim.ag/2Y5
    RT by @NewsfromScience: For more context, a good explainer https://www.science.org/content/article/could-fused-neurons-explain-covid-19-s-brain-fog @NewsfromScience by @claulopezneuro
    For more context, a good explainer science.org/content/article/… @NewsfromScience by @claulopezneuro
    RT by @NewsfromScience: Side-stepping plant sex could dramatically lower the cost of high-yielding, hybrid crops, such as using helicopters to blow pollen from one rice strain to another. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/2Y0
    Side-stepping plant sex could dramatically lower the cost of high-yielding, hybrid crops, such as using helicopters to blow pollen from one rice strain to another. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/2Y0
    Last year, scientists used #AI to discover the potential presence of a nearly 1-million-year-old campfire at an archaeological site in Israel. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2XW
    Last year, scientists used #AI to discover the potential presence of a nearly 1-million-year-old campfire at an archaeological site in Israel. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2XW
    A decision is due shortly on two related cases involving the admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. To better understand what’s at stake, @ScienceInsider outlines seven things to know. ⬇️ https://scim.ag/2XN
    A decision is due shortly on two related cases involving the admissions practices at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. @ScienceInsider outlines seven things to know. ⬇️ scim.ag/2XN
    Snow flies patrolling the frozen mountains of North America in search of mates have developed a unique adaptation to their hostile environment. https://scim.ag/2XM
    Snow flies patrolling the frozen mountains of North America in search of mates have developed a unique adaptation to their hostile environment. scim.ag/2XM
    President Joe Biden is asking Congress for $35 million to begin planning a new national laboratory to study the impact of #ClimateChange on disadvantaged communities. https://scim.ag/2XK
    President Joe Biden is asking Congress for $35 million to begin planning a new national laboratory to study the impact of #ClimateChange on disadvantaged communities. scim.ag/2XK  ( 1 min )
    New lab studies suggest #SARSCoV2 causes brain cells to stick together, but more research is needed to determine the overall significance. https://scim.ag/2XI
    New lab studies suggest #SARSCoV2 causes brain cells to stick together, but more research is needed to determine the overall significance. scim.ag/2XI
    By systematically citing other papers published by Saveetha faculty—including papers on completely unrelated topics—the undergraduate publications have helped dramatically inflate the number of citations linked to Saveetha Dental College. https://scim.ag/2XH
    By systematically citing other papers published by Saveetha faculty—including papers on completely unrelated topics—the undergraduate publications have helped dramatically inflate the number of citations linked to Saveetha Dental College. scim.ag/2XH
    Replacing worn-out batteries in animal tracking devices can be a time-consuming, expensive duty for wildlife scientists. It’s stressful for the animals, too.  Now, researchers have invented a tracker powered by the animals’ own movement. https://scim.ag/2XF
    Replacing worn-out batteries in animal tracking devices can be a time-consuming, expensive duty for wildlife scientists. It’s stressful for the animals, too.  scim.ag/2XF
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." https://scim.ag/2XE
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." scim.ag/2XE
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    The prolific polymath Thomas Young made substantial contributions as a physicist, physician, physiologist, philologist, Egyptologist, and writer, argues biographer Andrew Robinson. 📕 Read more from @SciMagBooks: https://scim.ag/2YT
    The prolific polymath Thomas Young made substantial contributions as a physicist, physician, physiologist, philologist, Egyptologist, and writer, argues biographer Andrew Robinson. @SciMagBooks: scim.ag/2YT
    Despite the importance of nonhuman primates, reference genomes have been sequenced in <10% of species. A new Science study presents high-quality reference genomes for 27 primate species, adding to available resources. https://scim.ag/2YN #PrimateGenomes
    Despite the importance of nonhuman primates, reference genomes have been sequenced in <10% of species. scim.ag/2YN #PrimateGenomes
    A new @ScienceTM study in pregnant marmosets shows that previous infection with #dengue virus exacerbates #Zika infection in placenta and fetal brain tissue. https://scim.ag/2YE
    A new @ScienceTM study in pregnant marmosets shows that previous infection with #dengue virus exacerbates #Zika infection in placenta and fetal brain tissue. scim.ag/2YE
    "The lessons I was learning as a basketball coach helped me find my footing as a scientific leader." In this week's #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student writes about finding research leadership skills on the basketball court. @ScienceCareers https://scim.ag/2Y4
    "The lessons I was learning as a basketball coach helped me find my footing as a scientific leader." #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student writes about finding research leadership skills on the basketball court. @ScienceCareers scim.ag/2Y4
    A new @SciSignal study in mice reveals a molecular cascade in cells called #astrocytes that induces water influx and brain swelling after #stroke, which can be treated by blocking proteins in the cascade. https://scim.ag/2Y1
    A new @SciSignal study in mice reveals a molecular cascade in cells called #astrocytes that induces water influx and brain swelling after #stroke, which can be treated by blocking proteins in the cascade. scim.ag/2Y1
    2020’s #COVID19 lockdowns altered mammal movements worldwide, new research finds. The results illustrate how human activities constrain animal movement and how animals react when those activities cease. 📄: https://scim.ag/2XR #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2XQ
    2020’s #COVID19 lockdowns altered mammal movements worldwide, new research finds. The results illustrate how human activities constrain animal movement and how animals react when those activities cease. scim.ag/2XR #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2XQ
    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) reoccur easily, in part, because resident memory T (TRM) cells are slow to establish immune memory, finds a new @SciImmunology study in mice. https://scim.ag/2XL
    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) reoccur easily, in part, because resident memory T (TRM) cells are slow to establish immune memory, finds a new @SciImmunology study in mice. scim.ag/2XL
    A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. https://scim.ag/2XJ #Zoonomia
    A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. scim.ag/2XJ #Zoonomia
    The #liver has an uncanny ability to repair and regenerate itself, and new research in mice suggests that the suppression of #cholesterol synthesis by the protein UHRF2 could be important for the process. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/2XG
    The #liver has an uncanny ability to repair and regenerate itself, and new research in mice suggests that the suppression of #cholesterol synthesis by the protein UHRF2 could be important for the process. @SciSignal scim.ag/2XG
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    R to @steak_umm: wrong app
    wrong app
    R to @steak_umm: 942493
    942493
    my personal email is a minefield i occasionally tiptoe through for verification codes
    my personal email is a minefield i occasionally tiptoe through for verification codes  ( 1 min )
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    Non-Executive Director Graeme Sharp is one of three @Everton Board members to have today left their roles. #EFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/sharp-steps-down-as-everton-non-executive-director
    Non-Executive Director Graeme Sharp is one of three @Everton Board members to have today left their roles. #EFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: My time at Southampton FC has come to an end. Grateful to have been given the opportunity to work in the Premier League for the last 4 seasons. I want to wish the club, players, staff and the fans all the best for the future. 😇 Now ready for a new opportunity……..🧤⚽️
    My time at Southampton FC has come to an end. Grateful to have been given the opportunity to work in the Premier League for the last 4 seasons. I want to wish the club, players, staff and the fans all the best for the future. 😇 Now ready for a new opportunity……..🧤⚽️
    "I’m an Academy specialist. I have worked at adult level and it was ok. When I started working with and educating young people, yeah, I loved that." @DeasunO https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    "I’m an Academy specialist. I have worked at adult level and it was ok. When I started working with and educating young people, yeah, I loved that." @DeasunO trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668216960432078850#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Newcastle United is very clear with their intentions to be a Top 4 clubs. This is a very strong Scouting Dept. Talent development starts with scouting and recruitment. All of the big Academies have good players, but this stage is crucial if you want to go from good to great.
    Newcastle United is very clear with their intentions to be a Top 4 clubs. This is a very strong Scouting Dept. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1668192798506459140#m
    RT by @ground_guru: "Maybe in Academies people are more early career. Having that person pulling everything together, linking in with the other departments, someone with a little bit of grey hair, is so important." @DeasunO https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    "Maybe in Academies people are more early career. Having that person pulling everything together, linking in with the other departments, someone with a little bit of grey hair, is so important." @DeasunO trainingground.guru/articles…
    Tributes have been paid to @Everton Academy Recruitment Manager Ian Lavery, who has died following a short illness. https://trainingground.guru/articles/tributes-paid-to-everton-academy-recruitment-manager-lavery
    Tributes have been paid to @Everton Academy Recruitment Manager Ian Lavery, who has died following a short illness. trainingground.guru/articles…
    Expect Russell Martin to be announced as Southampton's new Head Coach within the next 48 hours. Compensation demands of Swansea have been the sticking point, but close to being resolved.
    Expect Russell Martin to be announced as Southampton's new Head Coach within the next 48 hours. Compensation demands of Swansea have been the sticking point, but close to being resolved.
    RT by @ground_guru: And the soon to be 3rd Sport Republic team.... Valenciennes FC 😇
    And the soon to be 3rd Sport Republic team.... Valenciennes FC 😇
    .@stokecity Chief Scout @TommyCoakley has been appointed Senior Scout @afcbournemouth https://trainingground.guru/bulletin-board
    .@stokecity Chief Scout @TommyCoakley has been appointed Senior Scout @afcbournemouth trainingground.guru/bulletin…
    RT by @ground_guru: Great appointment 💪🏻
    Great appointment 💪🏻
    Newcastle United have completed their new Academy recruitment department - and it looks pretty formidable #NUFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/newcastle-united-complete-academy-recruitment-overhaul 👇👇👇
    Newcastle United have completed their new Academy recruitment department - and it looks pretty formidable #NUFC trainingground.guru/articles… 👇👇👇
    🚨 CLOSES TOMORROW (at 9am)! Head of Coaching @BurnleyOfficial https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/head-of-academy-coaching-burnley
    🚨 CLOSES TOMORROW (at 9am)! @BurnleyOfficial trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    📊 @joeferrelly is leaving @Everton after four years to become Head of Data and Research for Sport Republic, working for @SouthamptonFC and @Goztepe in Turkey. #SaintsFC #Everton https://trainingground.guru/articles/evertons-ferrelly-appointed-head-of-data-and-research-by-southampton
    📊 @joeferrelly is leaving @Everton after four years to become Head of Data and Research for Sport Republic, working for @SouthamptonFC and @Goztepe in Turkey. #SaintsFC #Everton trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: The application process for the UEFA Pro Licence 2024/25 is now open. Please follow the link to apply - https://apply.thefa.com/course/125
    The application process for the UEFA Pro Licence 2024/25 is now open. Please follow the link to apply - apply.thefa.com/course/125
    Interesting clip from April 2022 This is the bigger picture that Technical Director Dan Ashworth has been looking at. One of the first steps = new Academy recruitment department, which is now in place Story here... https://trainingground.guru/articles/newcastle-united-complete-academy-recruitment-overhaul
    Interesting clip from April 2022 trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/SkySportsNews/status/1515636762734903298#m
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    Have a high-pitched voice? It might be in your genes https://go.nature.com/3J3Fefq
    Have a high-pitched voice? It might be in your genes go.nature.com/3J3Fefq
    Energy-drink ingredient taurine offers striking health benefits in mice, monkeys and worms. But more work is needed to investigate its link with ageing. https://go.nature.com/3Cm6WAf
    Energy-drink ingredient taurine offers striking health benefits in mice, monkeys and worms. But more work is needed to investigate its link with ageing. go.nature.com/3Cm6WAf
    How I use science to protect my people’s birthright https://go.nature.com/3N5Ffk8
    How I use science to protect my people’s birthright go.nature.com/3N5Ffk8
    Why are the Canadian wildfires so bad this year? https://go.nature.com/3NoJR68
    Why are the Canadian wildfires so bad this year? go.nature.com/3NoJR68
    RT by @Nature: Starting in October, NIH will require foreign subawardees to send copies of their lab notebooks and data to the PI every 3 months. Researchers say this policy will have a chilling effect on international collaborations. Read more in @Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01930-0
    Starting in October, NIH will require foreign subawardees to send copies of their lab notebooks and data to the PI every 3 months. @Nature: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    NIH to intensify scrutiny of foreign grant recipients in wake of COVID origins debate https://go.nature.com/3Nps7Yv
    NIH to intensify scrutiny of foreign grant recipients in wake of COVID origins debate go.nature.com/3Nps7Yv
    Regulators will decide whether a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ready for the market. Here’s what’s at stake for children with the disease, their families and the gene-therapy field https://go.nature.com/3oZ5HDW
    Regulators will decide whether a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ready for the market. Here’s what’s at stake for children with the disease, their families and the gene-therapy field go.nature.com/3oZ5HDW
    Cholera bacteria turn slime into an offensive weapon https://go.nature.com/3p21gYU
    Cholera bacteria turn slime into an offensive weapon go.nature.com/3p21gYU
    Ukraine dam collapse: what scientists are watching https://go.nature.com/43Y5fEV
    Ukraine dam collapse: what scientists are watching go.nature.com/43Y5fEV
    The high cost of ‘reformatting’ prompts a call for journals to change their requirements https://go.nature.com/460puDK
    The high cost of ‘reformatting’ prompts a call for journals to change their requirements go.nature.com/460puDK
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Absolutely floored that @QueerinAI paper was selected for Best Paper award at @FAccTConference !!! It is such a honor, congrats to all my coauthors #FAccT2023
    Absolutely floored that @QueerinAI paper was selected for Best Paper award at @FAccTConference !!! It is such a honor, congrats to all my coauthors #FAccT2023  ( 1 min )
    RT by @tetraduzione: 👀 Curious about how to answering causal queries of mixed-type data? 🎯 Don't miss our latest work! We provide an answer to such question and much much more! 🧵Check out the amazing thread by @javaloyML #NormalizingFlows #CausalInference
    👀 Curious about how to answering causal queries of mixed-type data? @javaloyML #NormalizingFlows #CausalInference nitter.net/javaloyML/status/1667154628998230020#m  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: The most goals scored and total goal involvements by players when aged under 21 years old across the top five European leagues in 2022-23. More stats: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-young-players-2022-23/
    The most goals scored and total goal involvements by players when aged under 21 years old across the top five European leagues in 2022-23. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 🎯 It may seem somewhat vulture-like to look for bargains from relegated teams, but we’ve done it anyway. In our Relegated Transfer Targets series, we have analysed the players at each club who are moved likely to make a move this summer.
    𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 🎯 It may seem somewhat vulture-like to look for bargains from relegated teams, but we’ve done it anyway. In our Relegated Transfer Targets series, we have analysed the players at each club who are moved likely to make a move this summer.
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: No side have won a top flight league title this century across England, Spain, Italy, Germany or France having given more minutes to U21 players in a season than @FCBarcelona did in 2022-23 (8,555). More stats: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-young-players-2022-23/
    No side have won a top flight league title this century across England, Spain, Italy, Germany or France having given more minutes to U21 players in a season than @FCBarcelona did in 2022-23 (8,555). theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Across the top five European leagues in 2022-23, @Ligue1_ENG handed the most minutes to players aged under 21 (68,212). @LaLigaEN's total of 37,873 was their highest in six seasons. More stats: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-young-players-2022-23/
    Across the top five European leagues in 2022-23, @Ligue1_ENG handed the most minutes to players aged under 21 (68,212). @LaLigaEN's total of 37,873 was their highest in six seasons. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Does Experience Bring Success? 👀 We look at all facts and stats for the youngest teams and players in 2022-23 across the top five European leagues. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-much-faith-does-your-club-show-in-u21-players-2022-23/
    Does Experience Bring Success? 👀 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 2022-23 🌍 The 2022-23 league season is over for the most leagues across the world, so now is an ideal time to look at how they all rank in the Opta Power Rankings. We rank 12,934 men's teams across the world. What rank are your team?
    𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 2022-23 🌍 The 2022-23 league season is over for the most leagues across the world, so now is an ideal time to look at how they all rank in the Opta Power Rankings. We rank 12,934 men's teams across the world. What rank are your team?
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 🆕 Brand new Opta Quiz podcast 🎧 Test your Champions League knowledge against our 10 questions! Download, Listen & Subscribe now Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opta-quiz/id1691049656 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r8y7EtjToyE01INQg Others - https://linktr.ee/OptaQuiz https://theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/opta-quiz-no-2-uefa-champions-league/
    🆕 Brand new Opta Quiz podcast 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r… linktr.ee/OptaQuiz theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/op…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: European Football in 2022-23 🇪🇺 With the top five European leagues finished for the 2022-23 season, we look back over the key stats trends from the campaign. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/top-five-league-stats-goals-cards-time-wasting/
    European Football in 2022-23 🇪🇺 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/to…
    Uruguay won the U20 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Italy in the final, last night. It wasn't a classic. Italy failed to attempt a single shot on target and only had four shots overall.
    Uruguay won the U20 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Italy in the final, last night. It wasn't a classic. Italy failed to attempt a single shot on target and only had four shots overall.
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    In which we see the artistic and economic sides of Keynes in one glance. https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/john-maynard-keynes-economics-uncertainty-woolf-lears
    In which we see the artistic and economic sides of Keynes in one glance. commonwealmagazine.org/john-…
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    Final call for today’s blog on which Premier League clubs have delivered most value for money.
    Final call for today’s blog on which Premier League clubs have delivered most value for money. nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1668151323286487041#m
    R to @SwissRamble: There's a blog explaining how these figures are calculated if people are interested (written after the semi-finals). https://swissramble.substack.com/p/champions-league-revenue-202223-estimate
    There's a blog explaining how these figures are calculated if people are interested (written after the semi-finals). swissramble.substack.com/p/c…  ( 1 min )
    R to @SwissRamble: My model suggests that Inter earned almost exactly €100m for reaching the Champions League final. Other Italian representatives: Milan €85m, Napoli €77m and Juventus €56m #Inter #Milan #SSCNapoli #Juventus
    My model suggests that Inter earned almost exactly €100m for reaching the Champions League final. Other Italian representatives: Milan €85m, Napoli €77m and Juventus €56m #Inter #Milan #SSCNapoli #Juventus  ( 1 min )
    R to @SwissRamble: West Ham earned €23m for winning the Europa Conference League, while the Europa League representatives, Manchester United and Arsenal, received €31m and €26m respectively #WHUFC #MUFC #AFC
    West Ham earned €23m for winning the Europa Conference League, while the Europa League representatives, Manchester United and Arsenal, received €31m and €26m respectively #WHUFC #MUFC #AFC  ( 1 min )
    RT by @SwissRamble: Following Manchester City's victory in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final, I estimate that they have earned €131m in TV/prize money. The other English representatives also got good money: Chelsea €94m, Liverpool €82m and Tottenham €64m #MCFC #CFC #LFC #THFC
    Following Manchester City's victory in Saturday's UEFA Champions League final, I estimate that they have earned €131m in TV/prize money. The other English representatives also got good money: Chelsea €94m, Liverpool €82m and Tottenham €64m #MCFC #CFC #LFC #THFC  ( 1 min )
    Which Premier League club delivers most bang for the buck? Lunchtime reminder of today’s blog.
    Which Premier League club delivers most bang for the buck? nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1668151323286487041#m
    RT by @SwissRamble: A look at how Premier League clubs performed relative to their budget last season. Good news for Brentford and Brighton, while Arsenal were best of the Big Six. Not so good for Chelsea, Leicester City and Everton #BrentfordFC #BHAFC #AFC #CFC #LCFC #EFC https://swissramble.substack.com/p/best-performing-clubs-relative-to
    A look at how Premier League clubs performed relative to their budget last season. #BrentfordFC #BHAFC #AFC #CFC #LCFC #EFC swissramble.substack.com/p/b…
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    #SCOTUS issues orders from last week's conference, but does not grant any new cases. Order list is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/061223zor_d18f.pdf
    #SCOTUS issues orders from last week's conference, but does not grant any new cases. Order list is here: supremecourt.gov/orders/cour…
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    RT by @BayesianIn: "Causality in Practice" colloquium, by @CNRS, takes place this week at @PascalInstitut (Orsay 🇫🇷) 👉 https://quarter-on-causality.github.io/practice/ We are happy to have Benjamin Heymann there to talk about “Causal Inference with Information Algebras”. ⏰Today at 2:15 PM https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.03099.pdf
    "Causality in Practice" colloquium, by @CNRS, takes place this week at @PascalInstitut (Orsay 🇫🇷) 👉 quarter-on-causality.github.… arxiv.org/pdf/2108.03099.pdf
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: You straight up could not do anything this funny on tv anymore
    You straight up could not do anything this funny on tv anymore

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    Nature research paper: Dendrite initiation and propagation in lithium metal solid-state batteries https://go.nature.com/3WVEpLe
    Nature research paper: Dendrite initiation and propagation in lithium metal solid-state batteries go.nature.com/3WVEpLe
    Nature research paper: Organic–inorganic covalent–ionic molecules for elastic ceramic plastic https://go.nature.com/3NguUTA
    Nature research paper: Organic–inorganic covalent–ionic molecules for elastic ceramic plastic go.nature.com/3NguUTA
    Nature research paper: Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and Levant https://go.nature.com/42oSeTC
    Nature research paper: Northwest African Neolithic initiated by migrants from Iberia and Levant go.nature.com/42oSeTC
    RT by @Nature: Fifty years ago, the Black–Scholes formula transformed financial markets and mathematical finance research https://go.nature.com/3NjZZpv
    Fifty years ago, the Black–Scholes formula transformed financial markets and mathematical finance research go.nature.com/3NjZZpv
    Nature research paper: Ultraviolet radiation shapes dendritic cell leukaemia transformation in the skin https://go.nature.com/3MZvTX6
    Nature research paper: Ultraviolet radiation shapes dendritic cell leukaemia transformation in the skin go.nature.com/3MZvTX6
    Nature research paper: Health system-scale language models are all-purpose prediction engines https://go.nature.com/3J1ZSMX
    Nature research paper: Health system-scale language models are all-purpose prediction engines go.nature.com/3J1ZSMX
    Nature research paper: Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes https://go.nature.com/43MXD7Z
    Nature research paper: Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes go.nature.com/43MXD7Z
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: This, uh, was not in the original post
    This, uh, was not in the original post nitter.net/kawaki0707/status/1668021791460061188#m
    RT by @pixelatedboat: I really want to buy this shirt! Does anybody know where I can buy it?
    I really want to buy this shirt! Does anybody know where I can buy it?
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    A hearty Filipino pork dish that pairs well with beer. https://www.seriouseats.com/sizzling-sisig-5196333?taid=648643fdab5b6700017329e1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A hearty Filipino pork dish that pairs well with beer. seriouseats.com/sizzling-sis…
    Fried green plantain chips seasoned lightly with salt are a popular snack all over the Caribbean and Central and South America. The key to success is cutting uniform slices for even cooking. https://www.seriouseats.com/fried-plantain-chips?taid=648635e3ab5b6700017326f6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Fried green plantain chips seasoned lightly with salt are a popular snack all over the Caribbean and Central and South America. The key to success is cutting uniform slices for even cooking. seriouseats.com/fried-planta…
    Flecked with black sesame seeds, these buttermilk biscuits have a beautiful nuttiness that pairs well with everything from fried chicken to Japanese onsen tamago. https://www.seriouseats.com/black-sesame-buttermilk-biscuit-recipe?taid=648627da137e40000183cf44&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Flecked with black sesame seeds, these buttermilk biscuits have a beautiful nuttiness that pairs well with everything from fried chicken to Japanese onsen tamago. seriouseats.com/black-sesame…
    Easy to throw together, this springtime vegetable tart is loaded with tender fresh green produce and flavorful cheese. https://www.seriouseats.com/savory-asparagus-mushroom-leek-and-cheese-galette?taid=64860bb7ab5b670001731f17&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Easy to throw together, this springtime vegetable tart is loaded with tender fresh green produce and flavorful cheese. seriouseats.com/savory-aspar…
    A start-to-finish guide to cooking the perfect Japanese breakfast. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-a-japanese-breakfast?taid=6485fda7cf93b30001ec16a8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A start-to-finish guide to cooking the perfect Japanese breakfast. seriouseats.com/how-to-make-…
    Tomatoes, onion, and fragrant spices transform plain scrambled eggs into a wonderfully flavorful meal in a matter of minutes. https://www.seriouseats.com/anda-bhurji-spicy-indian-scrambled-eggs-recipe?taid=6485e19af016640001100b3d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tomatoes, onion, and fragrant spices transform plain scrambled eggs into a wonderfully flavorful meal in a matter of minutes. seriouseats.com/anda-bhurji-…
    From mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorn wings to Korean-style fire chicken and anchovy banchan, these spicy snacks pack a fiery punch. https://www.seriouseats.com/spicy-snacks-7097027?taid=6485d386db7769000117e423&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    From mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorn wings to Korean-style fire chicken and anchovy banchan, these spicy snacks pack a fiery punch. seriouseats.com/spicy-snacks…
    Pay attention to technique to perfect this classic recipe, and you'll have a quick and satisfying meal on your hands. https://www.seriouseats.com/tortilla-espanola-spanish-potato-omelette-recipe?taid=6485b761d4faf00001b59bde&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Pay attention to technique to perfect this classic recipe, and you'll have a quick and satisfying meal on your hands. seriouseats.com/tortilla-esp…
    Old Fashioneds, negronis, martinis, and more: the old standbys that every self-respecting cocktail aficionado should be able to make. https://www.seriouseats.com/cocktails-everyone-should-know?taid=64851cadd4faf00001b586b3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Old Fashioneds, negronis, martinis, and more: the old standbys that every self-respecting cocktail aficionado should be able to make. seriouseats.com/cocktails-ev…
    Quick-cooking flank steak and bitter dandelion greens combine with sweet peach wedges for a full one-pan dinner that's ready in just 15 minutes. https://www.seriouseats.com/flank-steak-with-bitter-greens-and-peaches-is-a-one-pan-wonder?taid=64850e9bf0166400010feda2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Quick-cooking flank steak and bitter dandelion greens combine with sweet peach wedges for a full one-pan dinner that's ready in just 15 minutes. seriouseats.com/flank-steak-…
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    RT by @ground_guru: In 1988, a young Claudio Ranieri arrived at Cagliari in Serie C and took them to TWO successive promotions to Serie A. In December, a 71 year old Ranieri came in with the task to bring Cagliari back to Serie A - mission accomplished ✅🇮🇹 🎥 @CronacheTweet
    In 1988, a young Claudio Ranieri arrived at Cagliari in Serie C and took them to TWO successive promotions to Serie A. @CronacheTweet
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    in general it would be good for primaries to be majoritarian (given they remain single-winner, which we constantly chose to settle for and don’t have to use!), even if in this case the NC GOP would be doing it for the wrong reasons
    in general it would be good for primaries to be majoritarian (given they remain single-winner, which we constantly chose to settle for and don’t have to use!), even if in this case the NC GOP would be doing it for the wrong reasons nitter.net/geoffreyvs/status/1667685386762727427#m
    reminder that the sample sizes for these subgroups are often in the double or single digits
    reminder that the sample sizes for these subgroups are often in the double or single digits nitter.net/BradWilcoxIFS/status/1667932309197029376#m
    my best guess at the rank of potential outcomes of 2024 GOP primary by probability: - trump wins - trump loses, but not because he is sentenced in federal documents case - trump is sentenced in federal documents case and loses because of it - trump wins from prison
    my best guess at the rank of potential outcomes of 2024 GOP primary by probability: nitter.net/AaronBlake/status/1667893341101387776#m
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    Particles from air pollution could worsen the spread and severity of #H1N1 viruses, suggests a new study in mice from @ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/2XC
    Particles from air pollution could worsen the spread and severity of #H1N1 viruses, suggests a new study in mice from @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/2XC
    There’s more to #RNA viruses than diseases. In a study last year, researchers identified thousands of RNA viruses in the ocean. The sequences filled previously missing gaps, confirming hypotheses regarding the evolution of RNA viruses. https://scim.ag/2Xw #ScienceMagArchives
    There’s more to #RNA viruses than diseases. scim.ag/2Xw #ScienceMagArchives
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. 📄: https://scim.ag/2Xq #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2Xp
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. scim.ag/2Xq #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2Xp
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    After decades of monitoring, researchers reported in 2020 that they had detected a subtle shift in the orbit of the closest known star to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way—matching Einstein’s theory precisely. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2XA
    After decades of monitoring, researchers reported in 2020 that they had detected a subtle shift in the orbit of the closest known star to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way—matching Einstein’s theory precisely. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2XA
    The scalloped hammerhead may be the only fish to employ this strategy during deep dives, keeping chilly water out of its body. https://scim.ag/2Xu
    The scalloped hammerhead may be the only fish to employ this strategy during deep dives, keeping chilly water out of its body. scim.ag/2Xu
    If this study rings true, elephants would become the only known animal besides humans and bonobos to have domesticated themselves. https://scim.ag/2Xm
    If this study rings true, elephants would become the only known animal besides humans and bonobos to have domesticated themselves. scim.ag/2Xm
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    Watching Socceraid purely for the Francesco Totti - Usain Bolt combo. Totti receiving the ball between the lines and slipping in Bolt for the opener (having sprinted in behind so fast that the right-back has done his Achilles trying to keep up) is exactly what I wanted, thanks.
    Watching Socceraid purely for the Francesco Totti - Usain Bolt combo. Totti receiving the ball between the lines and slipping in Bolt for the opener (having sprinted in behind so fast that the right-back has done his Achilles trying to keep up) is exactly what I wanted, thanks.
    RT by @Zonal_Marking: Analysis of the Champions League final. Stones as a RB->No8 rather than a CB->No6. How it worked, how it didn't, and how it played a part in the winning goal. https://theathletic.com/4600447/2023/06/11/john-stones-man-city-final
    Analysis of the Champions League final. Stones as a RB->No8 rather than a CB->No6. How it worked, how it didn't, and how it played a part in the winning goal. theathletic.com/4600447/2023…
    The last tactics pod of the season - analysis of last night’s game. Thanks very much to those who have listened throughout 2022/23! https://podfollow.com/athletic-tactics-pod/episode/99b817e80595ba0bb6106fb6541a57c800623542/view
    The last tactics pod of the season - analysis of last night’s game. Thanks very much to those who have listened throughout 2022/23! podfollow.com/athletic-tacti…
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    I miss playing squash. Let me know if you’re in NYC and want to play.
    I miss playing squash. Let me know if you’re in NYC and want to play.
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    i want to game and game and game until my dick turns Purple
    i want to game and game and game until my dick turns Purple
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    Characteristics of defined benefit retirement plans in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/characteristics-of-defined-benefit-retirement-plans-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Characteristics of defined benefit retirement plans in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/charac… #BLSdata
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    R to @beenwrekt: Maybe a dark example here: which is better evidence of the theory of relativity? The Michelson–Morley experiment or the nuclear bomb?
    Maybe a dark example here: which is better evidence of the theory of relativity? The Michelson–Morley experiment or the nuclear bomb?
    R to @beenwrekt: In order to find out "what's true," you have to find out "what works."
    In order to find out "what's true," you have to find out "what works."
    R to @beenwrekt: My take (which is probably wrong but I want to know why) is most of the retrospectively big successes in science were coupled to big successes in engineering.
    My take (which is probably wrong but I want to know why) is most of the retrospectively big successes in science were coupled to big successes in engineering.  ( 2 min )
    R to @beenwrekt: There has never been a time in science when most published findings were true. And yet, many disciplines managed to have a profound impact nonetheless, why?
    There has never been a time in science when most published findings were true. And yet, many disciplines managed to have a profound impact nonetheless, why?
    This is a great thread. But there is an alternative conclusion: Reproducibility crises themselves are overblown and missing the point.
    This is a great thread. But there is an alternative conclusion: Reproducibility crises themselves are overblown and missing the point. nitter.net/dandekadt/status/1667831071541526528#m
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    I just don’t know if we get our freaking hypocrisy
    I just don’t know if we get our freaking hypocrisy  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Just realized: only 2 more days until I get to visit @EmtiyazKhan @RIKEN_AIP_EN in Tokyo for https://bayesduality.github.io/workshop/ Looking really forward to staying in Japan until June 28th & many amazing discussion. Lots of plans already, but if you want to meet, I’m sure we can arrange!
    Just realized: only 2 more days until I get to visit @EmtiyazKhan @RIKEN_AIP_EN in Tokyo for bayesduality.github.io/works… Looking really forward to staying in Japan until June 28th & many amazing discussion. Lots of plans already, but if you want to meet, I’m sure we can arrange!
    RT by @tetraduzione: “Hinton fears we will be manipulated by the machine; I would claim we are already manipulated by a machine. It consists of the corporate interests of a handful of companies that make vast profits on the back of our personal information” 🔥🔥
    “Hinton fears we will be manipulated by the machine; I would claim we are already manipulated by a machine. It consists of the corporate interests of a handful of companies that make vast profits on the back of our personal information” nitter.net/lawrennd/status/1667787547290791937#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Our lives may be enhanced by AI, but Big Tech just sees dollar signs https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-lives-may-be-enhanced-by-ai-but-big-tech-just-sees-dollar-signs-2g5xcsk35
    Our lives may be enhanced by AI, but Big Tech just sees dollar signs thetimes.co.uk/article/our-l…

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    Nature research paper: Epigenetic dysregulation from chromosomal transit in micronuclei https://go.nature.com/3qzRNbW
    Nature research paper: Epigenetic dysregulation from chromosomal transit in micronuclei go.nature.com/3qzRNbW
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over | Ars Technica 🙏 for featuring our work. Was a lot of fun 🤣All the credits to @sciphie. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/researchers-discover-that-chatgpt-prefers-repeating-25-jokes-over-and-over/
    Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over | Ars Technica 🙏 for featuring our work. Was a lot of fun 🤣All the credits to @sciphie. arstechnica.com/information-…
    Q: How to use #normalizing #flows for #causal #inference? and why should they work? A: 👉https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05415v1
    Q: How to use #normalizing #flows for #causal #inference? and why should they work? arxiv.org/abs/2306.05415v1 nitter.net/javaloyML/status/1667154628998230020#m
    don't label me! (if you are in #Edinburgh and wanna chat about #ML #AI and all the rest, you can find me at @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni, third floor)
    don't label me! #Edinburgh and wanna chat about #ML #AI and all the rest, you can find me at @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni, third floor)
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    We moved five House ratings on Thursday following the Supreme Court's ruling in Allen v. Milligan, which reaffirms a lower court ruling that Alabama is obligated to draw a new congressional map. See them all here: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    We moved five House ratings on Thursday following the Supreme Court's ruling in Allen v. Milligan, which reaffirms a lower court ruling that Alabama is obligated to draw a new congressional map. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    "Trying to link a Republican who doesn't look, act, sound or vote like Trump with MAGA will be" a challenge for Democrats in 2024. @amyewalter on the biggest winners of the debt ceiling showdown: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/biggest-winners-debt-ceiling-deal-vulnerable-house-republicans
    "Trying to link a Republican who doesn't look, act, sound or vote like Trump with MAGA will be" a challenge for Democrats in 2024. @amyewalter on the biggest winners of the debt ceiling showdown: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    Several candidates have entered the 2024 Republican primary field in recent weeks. @CharlieCookDC does a little delegate math and explains why that's good news for Donald Trump. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/more-republicans-enter-race-trump-solidifies-his-lead
    Several candidates have entered the 2024 Republican primary field in recent weeks. @CharlieCookDC does a little delegate math and explains why that's good news for Donald Trump. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    Funny game. Rodri and Ederson looked the least composed players on the pitch in the first half yet end up providing the big moments.
    Funny game. Rodri and Ederson looked the least composed players on the pitch in the first half yet end up providing the big moments.
    R to @Zonal_Marking: Just want to reiterate the “so far” there
    Just want to reiterate the “so far” there  ( 1 min )
    Dzeko’s had a really good campaign but didn’t really understand the point of using him here.
    Dzeko’s had a really good campaign but didn’t really understand the point of using him here.
    Rodri’s performance so far is a good advert for Guardiola’s team selection two years ago
    Rodri’s performance so far is a good advert for Guardiola’s team selection two years ago
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: This thread is one of the funniest examples I’ve seen of the t-shirt bot problem on here
    This thread is one of the funniest examples I’ve seen of the t-shirt bot problem on here nitter.net/dyingscribe/status/1667328802488307713#m
    RT by @pixelatedboat: The indisputable best cut in any Spielberg movie ever
    The indisputable best cut in any Spielberg movie ever
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    This cycle, the Milligan decision and possibility of new outcome in NY redistricting legal fight could make the House a Toss Up.
    This cycle, the Milligan decision and possibility of new outcome in NY redistricting legal fight could make the House a Toss Up. nitter.net/Redistrict/status/1562295564557066240#m
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    The ability to measure things plays a central role in how humans understand and interact with the surrounding world. A new Science study investigates the development and use of body-based measurements across more than 180 cultures. https://scim.ag/2Xk
    The ability to measure things plays a central role in how humans understand and interact with the surrounding world. scim.ag/2Xk
    A new #SciencePerspectives looks at the current approaches and challenges facing regenerative medicine. https://scim.ag/2Xh
    A new #SciencePerspectives looks at the current approaches and challenges facing regenerative medicine. scim.ag/2Xh
    In a Science study last year, researchers with the #HumanCellAtlas consortium presented the #TabulaSapiens dataset, a particularly broad cell atlas that provides a molecular definition of more than 400 cell types across 24 organs. https://scim.ag/2X7 #ScienceMagArchives
    In a Science study last year, researchers with the #HumanCellAtlas consortium presented the #TabulaSapiens dataset, a particularly broad cell atlas that provides a molecular definition of more than 400 cell types across 24 organs. scim.ag/2X7 #ScienceMagArchives
    Join #ScienceWebinars for their next #webinar broadcast live on 14 June at 12 p.m. ET ⬇️ Go with the flow: Advancing cell and #GeneTherapy with #FlowCytometry Register today ➡️ https://scim.ag/2X3
    Join #ScienceWebinars for their next #webinar broadcast live on 14 June at 12 p.m. ET ⬇️ #GeneTherapy with #FlowCytometry scim.ag/2X3
    Using a lentivirus to facilitate expression of an immune receptor antagonist into transplantable hematopoietic stem cells, researchers demonstrate a process that can ameliorate several IL-1-based autoimmune disorders in mice. https://scim.ag/2X1 @ScienceTM
    Using a lentivirus to facilitate expression of an immune receptor antagonist into transplantable hematopoietic stem cells, researchers demonstrate a process that can ameliorate several IL-1-based autoimmune disorders in mice. scim.ag/2X1 @ScienceTM
    New in Science: MRI data from more than 40,000 UK Biobank participants reveals the intertwined nature of heart and brain health in humans. The results could help identify new potential therapeutic targets. https://scim.ag/2WZ
    New in Science: MRI data from more than 40,000 UK Biobank participants reveals the intertwined nature of heart and brain health in humans. scim.ag/2WZ
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    The way I hollered at this!! Best first laugh of the day!! So funny!
    The way I hollered at this!! Best first laugh of the day!! So funny!
    Guess who coming to your city Toronto?! ME!! Just For Laughs Festival Saturday, September 23 Meridian Hall Toronto, ON 7pm @justforlaughs
    Guess who coming to your city Toronto?! ME!! Just For Laughs Festival @justforlaughs
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: Pale Blue Dot is a photo of Earth that was taken by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1990 from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) as it was leaving our solar system. This is what Carl Sagan said about the photo: "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor, and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
    Pale Blue Dot is a photo of Earth that was taken by the Voyager 1 space probe in 1990 from a distance of about 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles) as it was leaving our solar system. This is what Carl Sagan said about the photo: "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor, and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every 'superstar,' every 'supreme leader,' every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there — on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
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    RT by @BayesianIn: the actual problem is that we're drowning in a sea of dispensable scientific papers that add zero, zilch, nada to human scientific knowledge, and this not just a waste, but it makes it more difficult to identify useful contributions. 2/
    the actual problem is that we're drowning in a sea of dispensable scientific papers that add zero, zilch, nada to human scientific knowledge, and this not just a waste, but it makes it more difficult to identify useful contributions. 2/
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    Shot/chaser?
    Shot/chaser?
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    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! https://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! bls.gov/opub/update.htm
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    R to @SwissRamble: City's revenue higher than Inter in every stream, especially commercial and broadcasting. #MCFC were profitable last season, while #Inter reported a significant loss. Inter have much more debt (and interest payments).
    City's revenue higher than Inter in every stream, especially commercial and broadcasting. #MCFC were profitable last season, while #Inter reported a significant loss. Inter have much more debt (and interest payments).
    Quick financial comparison of today's UEFA Champions League finalists. Manchester City much stronger than Inter financially: #MCFC £619m revenue is over twice as much as #Inter £261m, as is squad cost £1.1 bln vs £505m. City's £354m wages nearly 70% more than Inter's £210m.
    Quick financial comparison of today's UEFA Champions League finalists. Manchester City much stronger than Inter financially: #MCFC £619m revenue is over twice as much as #Inter £261m, as is squad cost £1.1 bln vs £505m. City's £354m wages nearly 70% more than Inter's £210m.
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    can anyone confirm that the torrance ca walmart greeter had an Erection at about 2:13 pm
    can anyone confirm that the torrance ca walmart greeter had an Erection at about 2:13 pm  ( 1 min )
    "poop Vs pee the final battle" this sneak peek goes Wolf Mode. i think a lot of people have been waitng for the final battle of poop and pee
    "poop Vs pee the final battle" this sneak peek goes Wolf Mode. i think a lot of people have been waitng for the final battle of poop and pee
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    god i hope the model was specified correctly
    god i hope the model was specified correctly

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    A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California https://trib.al/H5kvBK3
    A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California trib.al/H5kvBK3
    June is the start of hurricane season. Hurricane forecasters are debuting a new model they hope will better predict when some storms will suddenly and explosively intensify https://trib.al/1ZSRdhK
    June is the start of hurricane season. Hurricane forecasters are debuting a new model they hope will better predict when some storms will suddenly and explosively intensify trib.al/1ZSRdhK
    For lung cancer patients who have a specific genetic mutation, taking a pill called osimertinib after surgery greatly reduced the risk of lung cancer recurrence https://trib.al/C1tGh9s
    For lung cancer patients who have a specific genetic mutation, taking a pill called osimertinib after surgery greatly reduced the risk of lung cancer recurrence trib.al/C1tGh9s
    "Through dwelling with the smoke and the terror it generates, we can think more carefully about the ways we experience climate change, how we are entangled with it, and crucially, why and how we need to respond to it." | Opinion https://trib.al/ZFoVgfd
    "Through dwelling with the smoke and the terror it generates, we can think more carefully about the ways we experience climate change, how we are entangled with it, and crucially, why and how we need to respond to it." | Opinion trib.al/ZFoVgfd
    Most of the eastern U.S. has been swathed in smoke billowing off more than 400 wildfires across Canada https://trib.al/0zNjCf1
    Most of the eastern U.S. has been swathed in smoke billowing off more than 400 wildfires across Canada trib.al/0zNjCf1
    RT by @sciam: Our Season 5 bonus episode asks a seemingly simple question: what's in a street name? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-women-of-science/id1590670779 A #Hamburg street called Nyswanderweg pays homage to #psychiatrist Marie Nyswander. Why is it still so rare for street names to honor history-making women? @sciam @prx
    Our Season 5 bonus episode asks a seemingly simple question: what's in a street name? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #Hamburg street called Nyswanderweg pays homage to #psychiatrist Marie Nyswander. Why is it still so rare for street names to honor history-making women? @sciam @prx
    Arousal without orgasm isn't dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it? https://trib.al/ndddopv
    Arousal without orgasm isn't dangerous, so why are people pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity to avoid it? trib.al/ndddopv
    The most important and awe-inspiring science direct to your inbox Sign up for our new-and-improved (and free!) Today in Science newsletter: http://sciam.com/today
    The most important and awe-inspiring science direct to your inbox sciam.com/today
    The Montreal Protocol was intended to save Earth's ozone layer, but it also helped slow global warming and delayed the melting of Arctic sea ice https://trib.al/3xJgHfg
    The Montreal Protocol was intended to save Earth's ozone layer, but it also helped slow global warming and delayed the melting of Arctic sea ice trib.al/3xJgHfg
    Perfectly wrapping spherical objects together seems trivial, but it's a task that has stumped mathematicians for centuries https://trib.al/cLW6ooP
    Perfectly wrapping spherical objects together seems trivial, but it's a task that has stumped mathematicians for centuries trib.al/cLW6ooP
    Supporting the health and safety of community violence street workers is urgent and imperative | Opinion https://trib.al/41tSTZa
    Supporting the health and safety of community violence street workers is urgent and imperative | Opinion trib.al/41tSTZa
    More and better data are required to solve the mystery of strange apparitions in the air, the sea and space, according to NASA's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study team https://trib.al/NCTBkpY
    More and better data are required to solve the mystery of strange apparitions in the air, the sea and space, according to NASA's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study team trib.al/NCTBkpY
    RT by @sciam: What I've been up to for the last 6 months: Designing, testing, workshopping a new FREE daily newsletter from @sciam written by moi 💅 about the most important and awe-inspiring stories in science. Sign up here: ▶️▶️https://tinyurl.com/yckd72mm◀️◀️ https://tinyurl.com/3vnazmwy
    What I've been up to for the last 6 months: Designing, testing, workshopping a new FREE daily newsletter from @sciam written by moi 💅 about the most important and awe-inspiring stories in science. Sign up here: ▶️▶️tinyurl.com/yckd72mm◀️◀️ tinyurl.com/3vnazmwy
    RT by @sciam: When octopuses get chilly, they adjust the structure of proteins their neurons produce, something mammals can't do. Amazing creatures https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/octopuses-redesign-their-own-brains-when-they-get-chilly/ by @RachelNuwer on @sciam
    When octopuses get chilly, they adjust the structure of proteins their neurons produce, something mammals can't do. Amazing creatures scientificamerican.com/artic… by @RachelNuwer on @sciam
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    Batter up!!! Let’s go @Yankees
    Batter up!!! Let’s go @Yankees
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    We tested nine soft coolers, evaluating their durability, cold retention, and capacity, as well as how easy they were to carry. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-soft-coolers-7507861?taid=6483af0d137e4000013233d8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested nine soft coolers, evaluating their durability, cold retention, and capacity, as well as how easy they were to carry. seriouseats.com/best-soft-co…
    Pico de gallo is a classic Mexican condiment made with tomatoes, onions, and chiles, perfect for topping tacos, tostadas, and totopos. https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-pico-de-gallo-salsa-fresca-recipe?taid=6483a102db77690001a90768&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Pico de gallo is a classic Mexican condiment made with tomatoes, onions, and chiles, perfect for topping tacos, tostadas, and totopos. seriouseats.com/classic-pico…
    We compiled a list of our favorite espresso blends from well-known roasters like Intelligentsia and Counter Culture, along with smaller companies. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-espresso-beans-7506734?taid=64839300137e400001322ad5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We compiled a list of our favorite espresso blends from well-known roasters like Intelligentsia and Counter Culture, along with smaller companies. seriouseats.com/best-espress…
    Don't worry about the dishes! These meals come together easily and efficiently. https://www.seriouseats.com/one-pot-dinner-recipes-7508915?taid=64837701137e400001aff8f8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Don't worry about the dishes! These meals come together easily and efficiently. seriouseats.com/one-pot-dinn…
    From pies to popsicles, these are our favorite ways to turn sweet summer strawberries into an even sweeter treat. https://www.seriouseats.com/sweet-recipes-to-make-the-most-of-summer-strawberries?taid=648368edf0166400010923cc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    From pies to popsicles, these are our favorite ways to turn sweet summer strawberries into an even sweeter treat. seriouseats.com/sweet-recipe…
    Pleasantly springy and fragrant with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and Shaoxing wine, Chinese meatloaf is delicious served on its own or atop Cantonese claypot rice. https://www.seriouseats.com/cantonese-clay-pot-rice-with-chinese-meatloaf-recipe-7509578?taid=64835ac7f016640001091b60&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Pleasantly springy and fragrant with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and Shaoxing wine, Chinese meatloaf is delicious served on its own or atop Cantonese claypot rice. seriouseats.com/cantonese-cl…
    When done properly, velveting can render a relatively lean cut of meat moist and tender—even after extended steaming. https://www.seriouseats.com/cantonese-clay-pot-rice-with-velveted-chicken-recipe-7509614?taid=64833e8e137e400001afe082&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    When done properly, velveting can render a relatively lean cut of meat moist and tender—even after extended steaming. seriouseats.com/cantonese-cl…
    This comforting meal of rice steamed and crisped within a Cantonese clay pot is a favorite in Hong Kong, where it’s served with an assortment of savory toppings and a seasoned soy sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/cantonese-clay-pot-rice-with-chinese-sausage-recipe-7509523?taid=6483309cf016640001090a89&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This comforting meal of rice steamed and crisped within a Cantonese clay pot is a favorite in Hong Kong, where it’s served with an assortment of savory toppings and a seasoned soy sauce. seriouseats.com/cantonese-cl…
    This ice cream boasts big buttermilk flavor, but it has a texture that's light and fresh. https://www.seriouseats.com/buttermilk-ice-cream?taid=648279b0db77690001a8a2b3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This ice cream boasts big buttermilk flavor, but it has a texture that's light and fresh. seriouseats.com/buttermilk-i…
    Much simpler than a classic soufflé, this soufflé omelette is cooked in a skillet on the stovetop and requires little more than eggs, cheese, and a couple of extra minutes to beat the whites. https://www.seriouseats.com/omelette-souffle-with-cheese?taid=648279afd4faf000013a362b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Much simpler than a classic soufflé, this soufflé omelette is cooked in a skillet on the stovetop and requires little more than eggs, cheese, and a couple of extra minutes to beat the whites. seriouseats.com/omelette-sou…
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    Research briefing: Elastic ceramic plastic made using molecules with organic and inorganic parts https://go.nature.com/42pBaN7
    Research briefing: Elastic ceramic plastic made using molecules with organic and inorganic parts go.nature.com/42pBaN7
    Regulators will decide whether the #SRPT gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ready for the market. Here’s what’s at stake for children with the disease, their families and the gene-therapy field. https://go.nature.com/3WZAAEN
    Regulators will decide whether the #SRPT gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ready for the market. Here’s what’s at stake for children with the disease, their families and the gene-therapy field. go.nature.com/3WZAAEN
    Taurine offers striking health benefits in mice, monkeys and worms. But more work is needed to investigate its link with ageing. https://go.nature.com/3J1yoXC
    Taurine offers striking health benefits in mice, monkeys and worms. But more work is needed to investigate its link with ageing. go.nature.com/3J1yoXC
    RT by @Nature: To reach the base of the tallest tree in the Amazon, these scientists battled snakes, spider bites, raging rapids and torrential rains. It was like a 19th-century expedition, except guided by LIDAR https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01828-x/index.html
    To reach the base of the tallest tree in the Amazon, these scientists battled snakes, spider bites, raging rapids and torrential rains. It was like a 19th-century expedition, except guided by LIDAR nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
    The cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae uses goopy ‘biofilms’ to kill immune cells https://go.nature.com/3N2cvJ2
    The cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae uses goopy ‘biofilms’ to kill immune cells go.nature.com/3N2cvJ2
    R to @Nature: For more stories on tobacco smoking, including the use of brain stimulation to help people quit, and how tobacco companies are stalling anti-smoking policy in Africa, check out the rest of the Nature Outlook supplement on smoking. https://www.nature.com/collections/dhfebbibdj
    For more stories on tobacco smoking, including the use of brain stimulation to help people quit, and how tobacco companies are stalling anti-smoking policy in Africa, check out the rest of the Nature Outlook supplement on smoking. nature.com/collections/dhfeb…
    R to @Nature: Also worth noting in that map: France and Portugal are the only high-income countries in which smoking rates among women are high and yet to substantially fall.
    Also worth noting in that map: France and Portugal are the only high-income countries in which smoking rates among women are high and yet to substantially fall.
    R to @Nature: In some low- and middle-income countries, tobacco smoking might not yet have taken hold at all (phase 0). This is especially true among women.
    In some low- and middle-income countries, tobacco smoking might not yet have taken hold at all (phase 0). This is especially true among women.
    R to @Nature: Global data can tell you only so much though. Countries are at very different stages in their fight against tobacco smoking. In many high-income countries, smoking rates are now on the way down from previous highs (phase 2 or 3 in the map). Low- and middle-income countries are more likely to be in phase 1: smoking rates are yet to decline.
    Global data can tell you only so much though. Countries are at very different stages in their fight against tobacco smoking. In many high-income countries, smoking rates are now on the way down from previous highs (phase 2 or 3 in the map). Low- and middle-income countries are more likely to be in phase 1: smoking rates are yet to decline.
    R to @Nature: The bad news is that population growth means that, at the global level, the overall number of people who smoke tobacco is going up.
    The bad news is that population growth means that, at the global level, the overall number of people who smoke tobacco is going up.
    R to @Nature: So, are fewer people smoking now than a few decades ago? Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is yes, global smoking rates are falling.
    So, are fewer people smoking now than a few decades ago? Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is yes, global smoking rates are falling.
    R to @Nature: How much of an effect quitting has depends on your age, but don't think it’s too late. A study of UK women suggests you can avoid more than 90% of the excess risk of death by giving up smoking before the age of 40. Not dying isn’t the only benefit of quitting either, but it is quite a good one.
    How much of an effect quitting has depends on your age, but don't think it’s too late. A study of UK women suggests you can avoid more than 90% of the excess risk of death by giving up smoking before the age of 40. Not dying isn’t the only benefit of quitting either, but it is quite a good one.
    R to @Nature: Who is dying as a result of smoking? The vast majority of the time, it's people who never stop smoking – quitting reduces your excess risk of death enormously.
    Who is dying as a result of smoking? The vast majority of the time, it's people who never stop smoking – quitting reduces your excess risk of death enormously.
    R to @Nature: More than 1 in 10 deaths worldwide can be attributed to tobacco smoking. Focus in on just deaths from non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease and cancer, and it's 1 in 6. It's preventable.
    More than 1 in 10 deaths worldwide can be attributed to tobacco smoking. Focus in on just deaths from non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease and cancer, and it's 1 in 6. It's preventable.
    By now most people have got the message that smoking kills. But what difference does quitting make? And where in the world are there now more former smokers than current smokers? 🧵 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01837-w
    By now most people have got the message that smoking kills. But what difference does quitting make? And where in the world are there now more former smokers than current smokers? 🧵 nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    AI learns to write sorting software on its own https://go.nature.com/42sf8cQ
    AI learns to write sorting software on its own go.nature.com/42sf8cQ
    Your chance to win adorable plush toys from GIANTmicrobes! Simply sign up for Nature Briefing to get an essential round-up of science news, opinion and analysis, free in your inbox every weekday and automatically be entered to the prize draw! https://bit.ly/3q82FNN
    Your chance to win adorable plush toys from GIANTmicrobes! Simply sign up for Nature Briefing to get an essential round-up of science news, opinion and analysis, free in your inbox every weekday and automatically be entered to the prize draw! bit.ly/3q82FNN
    “I cannot imagine why anyone would care what an article looks like the first time a journal sees it,” says @WhySharksMatter. “I don’t think it’s a productive use of my time.” https://go.nature.com/3WWrCIi
    “I cannot imagine why anyone would care what an article looks like the first time a journal sees it,” says @WhySharksMatter. “I don’t think it’s a productive use of my time.” go.nature.com/3WWrCIi
    Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a 20% lower rate of dementia — but questions linger. https://go.nature.com/43SkUWl
    Analysis of nearly 300,000 people finds an association between the shingles jab and a 20% lower rate of dementia — but questions linger. go.nature.com/43SkUWl
    Nature research paper: Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown https://go.nature.com/43Q7Lgc
    Nature research paper: Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown go.nature.com/43Q7Lgc
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    As emergency managers in southern Ukraine evacuate people there from disastrous flooding caused by the mysterious breach of a major dam, conservation scientists are pondering the effects on the region’s plants and animals. https://scim.ag/2WX
    As emergency managers in southern Ukraine evacuate people there from disastrous flooding caused by the mysterious breach of a major dam, conservation scientists are pondering the effects on the region’s plants and animals. scim.ag/2WX
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. https://scim.ag/2WU
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. scim.ag/2WU
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. https://scim.ag/2WQ
    Octopuses may have vivid, narrative dreams—some of which are terrifying. scim.ag/2WQ
    A new U.S. study will test whether pairing molecularly targeted drugs will work better than single drugs to wipe out cancer. https://scim.ag/2WP
    A new U.S. study will test whether pairing molecularly targeted drugs will work better than single drugs to wipe out cancer. scim.ag/2WP
    Lava flows can abruptly shift from smooth, ropy pahoehoe to rubbly, jagged aa—changes that might be sparked by the molten rock’s internal churn. https://scim.ag/2WH
    Lava flows can abruptly shift from smooth, ropy pahoehoe to rubbly, jagged aa—changes that might be sparked by the molten rock’s internal churn. scim.ag/2WH
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2WC
    Charles Darwin assumed the driver of the giraffe’s long neck was food, but a fossil of an ancient giraffe relative suggests there might be more to the story. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2WC
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. https://scim.ag/2WB
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. scim.ag/2WB
    RT by @NewsfromScience: Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Wy @NewsfromScience
    Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. scim.ag/2Wy @NewsfromScience
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. https://scim.ag/2Wu
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. scim.ag/2Wu
    The controversial research should be destigmatized, the NASA-appointed panel said. https://scim.ag/2Wt
    The controversial research should be destigmatized, the NASA-appointed panel said. scim.ag/2Wt
    Unlike other primates, young mountain gorillas who lose a parent or have disrupted families live just as long as their peers. https://scim.ag/2Wr
    Unlike other primates, young mountain gorillas who lose a parent or have disrupted families live just as long as their peers. scim.ag/2Wr
    Researchers have taken a small but necessary step toward realizing a long-standing dream: harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it down to Earth. https://scim.ag/2Wp
    Researchers have taken a small but necessary step toward realizing a long-standing dream: harvesting solar energy in space and beaming it down to Earth. scim.ag/2Wp
    Ancient hunters and farmers living in western Iran’s highlands may have been among the first people to domesticate livestock. A study from 2021—which includes the oldest livestock genome yet sequenced—bolsters that notion. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2Wo
    Ancient hunters and farmers living in western Iran’s highlands may have been among the first people to domesticate livestock. A study from 2021—which includes the oldest livestock genome yet sequenced—bolsters that notion. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2Wo
    Researchers have discovered a new chemical that selectively kills harmful nematodes with a much lower risk of toxicity to humans and other creatures. https://scim.ag/2Wm
    Researchers have discovered a new chemical that selectively kills harmful nematodes with a much lower risk of toxicity to humans and other creatures. scim.ag/2Wm
    Scientists report that they can trigger a hibernation-like state in mice by targeting part of their brain with pulses of ultrasound. https://scim.ag/2Wl
    Scientists report that they can trigger a hibernation-like state in mice by targeting part of their brain with pulses of ultrasound. scim.ag/2Wl
    Researchers report a gene therapy approach that appears to prevent conception in female cats with no apparent side effects. https://scim.ag/2Wk
    Researchers report a gene therapy approach that appears to prevent conception in female cats with no apparent side effects. scim.ag/2Wk
    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Wi @ScienceVisuals
    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. scim.ag/2Wi @ScienceVisuals
    The lack of landmarks to identify their nests makes Tunisian ants fashion their own. https://scim.ag/2Wg
    The lack of landmarks to identify their nests makes Tunisian ants fashion their own. scim.ag/2Wg
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: It rules that twitter ads are now for things that are a felony charge to possess.
    It rules that twitter ads are now for things that are a felony charge to possess. nitter.net/Pinno_co/status/1667094650061209601#m
    RT by @pixelatedboat: john hinckley tiny desk
    john hinckley tiny desk
    RT by @pixelatedboat: oh my god... OH MY GOD
    oh my god... OH MY GOD
    RT by @pixelatedboat: it’s a hard job, working construction in a universe where building materials are called two real things but mashed together so we know we’re in science fiction. but carrying sacks of rockcrete up and down strutless neon ladders in my plastisteel rucksack is its own reward
    it’s a hard job, working construction in a universe where building materials are called two real things but mashed together so we know we’re in science fiction. but carrying sacks of rockcrete up and down strutless neon ladders in my plastisteel rucksack is its own reward
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    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/2WV
    The first U.S. nationwide geological survey in a generation could reveal badly needed supplies of critical minerals. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/2WV
    Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in a way that speeds up the production of flowers, according to a Science study from 2020. https://scim.ag/2WT #NationalPollinatorsMonth
    Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in a way that speeds up the production of flowers, according to a Science study from 2020. scim.ag/2WT #NationalPollinatorsMonth
    In a 3-year genomic selection experiment in the wild involving more than 2000 Dutch great tits, researchers in @ScienceAdvances found that the birds’ reproductive success was not affected by laying eggs early or late in the season. https://scim.ag/2WM
    In a 3-year genomic selection experiment in the wild involving more than 2000 Dutch great tits, researchers in @ScienceAdvances found that the birds’ reproductive success was not affected by laying eggs early or late in the season. scim.ag/2WM
    A new study in Science presents whole-genome data from 233 primate species representing 86% of the primate genera and all 16 families. https://scim.ag/2WF #PrimateGenomes
    A new study in Science presents whole-genome data from 233 primate species representing 86% of the primate genera and all 16 families. scim.ag/2WF #PrimateGenomes
    New in @ScienceTM: Researchers have identified 15 separate variants in the PSMC3 proteasome gene in 23 patients with neurodevelopmental delay and intellectual disabilities. https://scim.ag/2Wz
    New in @ScienceTM: Researchers have identified 15 separate variants in the PSMC3 proteasome gene in 23 patients with neurodevelopmental delay and intellectual disabilities. scim.ag/2Wz
    On this week’s #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 takes a look at taking solvents out of #chemistry with @JakeYeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov. 🎧 Listen to this segment and more: https://scim.ag/2Wx
    On this week’s #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 takes a look at taking solvents out of #chemistry with @JakeYeston and Yerzhan Zholdassov. scim.ag/2Wx
    "Navigating academia as a young mother is hard, but it's also rewarding." In this #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student wrote that her daughters have benefited from her pursuit of higher education. https://scim.ag/2Ws @ScienceCareers
    "Navigating academia as a young mother is hard, but it's also rewarding." #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student wrote that her daughters have benefited from her pursuit of higher education. scim.ag/2Ws @ScienceCareers
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: 1/7 📢 Exciting news! we are thrilled to share a study from @AmniotaLab and @Canta_Lab just published in @ScienceMagazine, revealing the abundance decline of African megafauna 🌍🐘🦏 Check it out: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add8366
    1/7 📢 Exciting news! we are thrilled to share a study from @AmniotaLab and @Canta_Lab just published in @ScienceMagazine, revealing the abundance decline of African megafauna 🌍🐘🦏 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…  ( 1 min )
    A new Science study presents a method for #3Dprinting nanoscale optical-grade glass at 650°C—roughly 500°C lower than the sinter temperatures needed by other methods. The approach may help redefine the paradigm for free-form manufacturing of silica glass. https://scim.ag/2Wq
    A new Science study presents a method for #3Dprinting nanoscale optical-grade glass at 650°C—roughly 500°C lower than the sinter temperatures needed by other methods. scim.ag/2Wq
    A new @SciImmunology study involving human skin samples presents a spatial atlas of immune cells during psoriasis and health. https://scim.ag/2Wn
    A new @SciImmunology study involving human skin samples presents a spatial atlas of immune cells during psoriasis and health. scim.ag/2Wn
    Researchers in @ScienceAdvances have mapped the geological features underlying Thwaites Glacier to help improve predictions of ice flow contributing to the retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and related sea level rise. https://scim.ag/2Wj
    Researchers in @ScienceAdvances have mapped the geological features underlying Thwaites Glacier to help improve predictions of ice flow contributing to the retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and related sea level rise. scim.ag/2Wj
    "There is an important role that academics can play in shaping and evaluating these reforms." A new #SciencePolicyForum discusses the Biden administration's plans to modernize regulatory oversight with an eye toward equity. https://scim.ag/2Wh
    "There is an important role that academics can play in shaping and evaluating these reforms." #SciencePolicyForum discusses the Biden administration's plans to modernize regulatory oversight with an eye toward equity. scim.ag/2Wh
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    RT by @ground_guru: NEW: 49ers Enterprises agree deal for full takeover of Leeds United from Andrea Radrizzani. Announcement by club expected shortly. #LUFC
    NEW: 49ers Enterprises agree deal for full takeover of Leeds United from Andrea Radrizzani. Announcement by club expected shortly. #LUFC  ( 1 min )
    RT by @ground_guru: More on Ian Graham’s influence at #LFC by @ground_guru from late last year https://trainingground.guru/articles/head-of-data-ian-graham-leaving-liverpool-after-a-decade
    More on Ian Graham’s influence at #LFC by @ground_guru from late last year trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: This is the best insight into Postecoglou that I’ve seen
    This is the best insight into Postecoglou that I’ve seen nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1665417781876072449#m
    .@PaulMuzza7 has returned to @OfficialOAFC as Academy Manager. This will be his fourth stint at the club. https://trainingground.guru/articles/academy-manager-murray-returns-for-fourth-stint-at-oldham
    .@PaulMuzza7 has returned to @OfficialOAFC as Academy Manager. trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Interesting: total minutes played by English footballers before age of 20, from @FIFPRO report
    Interesting: total minutes played by English footballers before age of 20, from @FIFPRO report nitter.net/PFA/status/1666795681128824833#m
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    Ok I was wrong on this one. Thread
    Ok I was wrong on this one. Thread nitter.net/dril/status/1119336802299420673#m
    its muller time
    its muller time
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    R to @gelliottmorris: adding this tweet to the thread to illustrate how unwise it is to anchor an analysis to one single data point from one single survey
    adding this tweet to the thread to illustrate how unwise it is to anchor an analysis to one single data point from one single survey nitter.net/dcoxpolls/status/1666548671654100992#m
    The Economist is hiring a political data scientist to, among other things, take over our polling analysis and election forecasting endeavors from me when I leave. It’s a flexible job with good pay and excellent colleagues. Please share & DM any questions https://infographics.economist.com/2023/job-political-data-scientist/
    The Economist is hiring a political data scientist to, among other things, take over our polling analysis and election forecasting endeavors from me when I leave. It’s a flexible job with good pay and excellent colleagues. Please share & DM any questions infographics.economist.com/2…
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    R to @steak_umm: mine is the beefosaurus look he’s eating freezer beef
    mine is the beefosaurus look he’s eating freezer beef
    the discourse is exhausting. what’s your favorite dinosaur
    the discourse is exhausting. what’s your favorite dinosaur
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    RT by @losthunderlads: America's neoliberal elites want to maintain both that racism is behind all American wealth but also that we who represent (and have indeed spent our entire lives in) its richest institutions alone have transcended this.
    America's neoliberal elites want to maintain both that racism is behind all American wealth but also that we who represent (and have indeed spent our entire lives in) its richest institutions alone have transcended this.  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: The Heat bounced back in Game 2 of the NBA finals but the Nuggets took back the lead in the series in Game 3. What can Erik Spoelstra do to curb Denver's two biggest stars tonight? @matissa15 explains in his Game 4 preview: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/nba-finals-denver-nuggets-vs-miami-heat-game-4-prediction/
    The Heat bounced back in Game 2 of the NBA finals but the Nuggets took back the lead in the series in Game 3. @matissa15 explains in his Game 4 preview: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/nb…
    The 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup final will be between Uruguay and Italy this weekend, after they beat Israel and South Korea respectively last night.
    The 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup final will be between Uruguay and Italy this weekend, after they beat Israel and South Korea respectively last night.
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 6-3 #AlcarazvsDjokovic, here is how the match unfolded using our live metrics. #RolandGarros @OptaAce @OptaAnalyst
    6-3 #AlcarazvsDjokovic, here is how the match unfolded using our live metrics. #RolandGarros @OptaAce @OptaAnalyst
    Who will win the 2022-23 #UCLfinal ? Read our preview to help you make up your mind: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/man-city-vs-inter-milan-champions-league-final-preview-and-prediction/
    Who will win the 2022-23 #UCLfinal ? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: As it perennially does, Europe’s elite club competition has given us intriguing statistical nuggets aplenty in 2022-23. @Tom_Hancock_ breaks down five trends from the UCL this season that you may not be aware of. #UCLfinal | #MCIINT | #UCLfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/champions-league-2022-23-stats-trends/
    As it perennially does, Europe’s elite club competition has given us intriguing statistical nuggets aplenty in 2022-23. @Tom_Hancock_ breaks down five trends from the UCL this season that you may not be aware of. #UCLfinal | #MCIINT | #UCLfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ch…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Man City are looking to replicate Man Utd's 1998-99 accomplishment of winning the (real) treble of this weekend... ▪️ League ▪️ Main domestic cup ▪️ Champions League/European Cup How many other clubs across Europe have achieved this? #UCLfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/how-many-teams-have-won-the-treble/
    Man City are looking to replicate Man Utd's 1998-99 accomplishment of winning the (real) treble of this weekend... #UCLfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ho…
    Jordan Pickford is the only goalkeeper to take (and score) a penalty for England in a competitive penalty shootout.
    Jordan Pickford is the only goalkeeper to take (and score) a penalty for England in a competitive penalty shootout. nitter.net/England/status/1667083557838176258#m
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲? 🤷‍♂️ Man City have lost just seven of their 60 competitive matches in 2022-23, but Internazionale will be hoping to inflict defeat no.8 tomorrow in the #UCLFinal. How can they do it? ✍️ @oliver_hopkins
    𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲? 🤷‍♂️ #UCLFinal. @oliver_hopkins
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Inter Milan vs Man City: Opta Preview 📈 It's the big one. The 2022-23 #UCLfinal sees Man City chase the treble following their league & FA Cup wins. Can Inter Milan stop them? We look ahead to the game, including the Opta supercomputer prediction. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/man-city-vs-inter-milan-champions-league-final-preview-and-prediction/
    Inter Milan vs Man City: Opta Preview 📈 #UCLfinal sees Man City chase the treble following their league & FA Cup wins. Can Inter Milan stop them? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ma…
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    Characteristics of defined benefit retirement plans in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/characteristics-of-defined-benefit-retirement-plans-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Characteristics of defined benefit retirement plans in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/charac… #BLSdata
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    R to @beenwrekt: My friend just DMed me that 2003 called want its scientific criticism back. Which is right. But some weeks we need a reminder.
    My friend just DMed me that 2003 called want its scientific criticism back. Which is right. But some weeks we need a reminder.
    R to @beenwrekt: I mean, I can’t decide which is the most annoying article in Nature this week: 1. the latest Deepmind press release 2. the paper throwing statistics at the wall to prove cash transfer programs decrease mortality in LICs 3. the really long paper arguing people are overly nostalgic
    I mean, I can’t decide which is the most annoying article in Nature this week: 1. the latest Deepmind press release 2. the paper throwing statistics at the wall to prove cash transfer programs decrease mortality in LICs 3. the really long paper arguing people are overly nostalgic
    What if Nature is a bad magazine and its stature is unhealthy for everyone? I should prove this with science.
    What if Nature is a bad magazine and its stature is unhealthy for everyone? I should prove this with science.
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: New paper at #acl2023nlp! "Modular Visual Question Answering via Code Generation" With @medhini_n @kushaltk1248 @KevinYa33964384 @NagraniArsha @CordeliaSchmid @andyzengtweets @trevordarrell Dan Klein (@berkeley_ai/@GoogleAI)! 📜 https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05392 💻https://github.com/sanjayss34/codevqa
    New paper at #acl2023nlp! @medhini_n @kushaltk1248 @KevinYa33964384 @NagraniArsha @CordeliaSchmid @andyzengtweets @trevordarrell Dan Klein (@berkeley_ai/@GoogleAI)! arxiv.org/abs/2306.05392 github.com/sanjayss34/codevq…
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    RT by @tetraduzione: I always tell my students to save at least a day to wrestle with the paper template when preparing a submission. Glad someone quantified what an enormous waste of time and resources this is. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01846-9
    I always tell my students to save at least a day to wrestle with the paper template when preparing a submission. Glad someone quantified what an enormous waste of time and resources this is. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: A few weeks back, we introduced #REMEDIS — a unified large-scale self-supervised learning framework for building foundation medical imaging models. Today, we are delighted to share that REMEDIS has been published in “Nature Biomedical Engineering” — https://goo.gle/3JqZec7
    A few weeks back, we introduced #REMEDIS — a unified large-scale self-supervised learning framework for building foundation medical imaging models. goo.gle/3JqZec7

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    Researchers calculated that high-emitting countries should pay $192 trillion in compensation to low-emitting nations https://trib.al/9n6onZv
    Researchers calculated that high-emitting countries should pay $192 trillion in compensation to low-emitting nations trib.al/9n6onZv
    The ability to conjure up possible futures or alternative realities is the flip side of memory. Both faculties cohabit in the brain region called the hippocampus https://trib.al/Dct9O76
    The ability to conjure up possible futures or alternative realities is the flip side of memory. Both faculties cohabit in the brain region called the hippocampus trib.al/Dct9O76
    Hyperintelligent octopuses can recode their brains when temperatures change https://trib.al/g73UG5q
    Hyperintelligent octopuses can recode their brains when temperatures change trib.al/g73UG5q
    How do we improve indoor air quality? As health editor @tanyalewis314 explains, filtration is only one piece of the puzzle. 📽️ Watch the full video: http://bit.ly/3e9EZ5I
    How do we improve indoor air quality? As health editor @tanyalewis314 explains, filtration is only one piece of the puzzle. bit.ly/3e9EZ5I
    Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder, when scientists found they can recode their brains when temperatures change https://trib.al/iOaEkfE
    Hyperintelligent octopuses just got weirder, when scientists found they can recode their brains when temperatures change trib.al/iOaEkfE
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    Labor productivity down in 69 manufacturing and mining industries in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-in-69-manufacturing-and-mining-industries-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down in 69 manufacturing and mining industries in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down in 69 manufacturing and mining industries in 2022 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-productivity-down-in-69-manufacturing-and-mining-industries-in-2022.htm #BLSdata
    Labor productivity down in 69 manufacturing and mining industries in 2022 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    Healthcare Occupations: Characteristics of the Employed https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2023/healthcare-occupations-in-2022/home.htm #BLSdata
    Healthcare Occupations: Characteristics of the Employed bls.gov/spotlight/2023/healt… #BLSdata
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    Braised Roman-style artichokes are cooked gently in a mixture of white wine, olive oil, garlic, and herbs. https://www.seriouseats.com/carciofi-alla-romana-roman-italian-braised-artichoke-recipe?taid=64825d96d4faf000013a2da1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Braised Roman-style artichokes are cooked gently in a mixture of white wine, olive oil, garlic, and herbs. seriouseats.com/carciofi-all…
    Frequently served with penne, positively magical with rigatoni, this vodka sauce is a powerhouse of tomato flavor smoothed over with the silky richness of heavy cream. https://www.seriouseats.com/pasta-with-vodka-sauce?taid=64824f81d4faf000013a28d6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Frequently served with penne, positively magical with rigatoni, this vodka sauce is a powerhouse of tomato flavor smoothed over with the silky richness of heavy cream. seriouseats.com/pasta-with-v…
    After testing 13 wine decanters, we have two top picks. These are the best, all-purpose wine decanters that were easy to pour into and from. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-wine-decanters-6889328?taid=6482416dab5b670001f8d9b5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    After testing 13 wine decanters, we have two top picks. These are the best, all-purpose wine decanters that were easy to pour into and from. seriouseats.com/best-wine-de…
    Tender pieces of marinated and seared chicken in a rich and silky mahogany gravy. https://www.seriouseats.com/brown-stew-chicken-5207031?taid=6482255bdb77690001a88734&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Tender pieces of marinated and seared chicken in a rich and silky mahogany gravy. seriouseats.com/brown-stew-c…
    A resource for how to make the best whipped cream at home, whatever the application. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-ways-to-make-whipped-cream-recipe-6755273?taid=6482173d137e400001af7e61&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A resource for how to make the best whipped cream at home, whatever the application. seriouseats.com/the-best-way…
    There's no need to fire up the grill when you need a satisfying burger fix. Here's the secret to think, juicy broiled burgers. https://www.seriouseats.com/juicy-broiled-burgers-recipe?taid=6482091d137e400001af78c1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    There's no need to fire up the grill when you need a satisfying burger fix. Here's the secret to think, juicy broiled burgers. seriouseats.com/juicy-broile…
    For pork souvlaki with maximum flavor, marinate it in a mixture of olive oil, red onion, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and Greek oregano. https://www.seriouseats.com/grilling-pork-souvlaki-with-pita-and-tzatziki-recipe-greek?taid=6481ecfecf93b30001f253a2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    For pork souvlaki with maximum flavor, marinate it in a mixture of olive oil, red onion, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, and Greek oregano. seriouseats.com/grilling-por…
    Add as much (or as little) lime and hot sauce to this light, savory beer drink as you want. https://www.seriouseats.com/perfect-michelada-mexican-beer-cocktail-recipe?taid=6481deeedb77690001a86cc1&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Add as much (or as little) lime and hot sauce to this light, savory beer drink as you want. seriouseats.com/perfect-mich…
    We tested 12 popular coolers to find the best ones that have excellent cold retention, are easy to use, and are durable. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-coolers-5187732?taid=64812829ab5b670001f87c8d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested 12 popular coolers to find the best ones that have excellent cold retention, are easy to use, and are durable. seriouseats.com/the-best-coo…
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    R to @Redistrict: The legal fight to come will be over what constitutes "reasonably configured" or "compact." It's an age-old fight akin to defining obscenity. And in SC, Dems are pinning their hopes to alter #SC01 on a different type of federal racial gerrymandering claim (14th Amend, not VRA).
    The legal fight to come will be over what constitutes "reasonably configured" or "compact." It's an age-old fight akin to defining obscenity. #SC01 on a different type of federal racial gerrymandering claim (14th Amend, not VRA).  ( 2 min )
    R to @Redistrict: However, it's significantly harder to draw a new, geographically compact Black majority district in North Florida or South Carolina. Here's what a SC map with two 50%+ Black seats would probably need to look like:
    However, it's significantly harder to draw a new, geographically compact Black majority district in North Florida or South Carolina. Here's what a SC map with two 50%+ Black seats would probably need to look like:
    R to @Redistrict: It's also ridiculously easy to draw an additional compact Black majority seat in metro Atlanta (#GA06 below), though depending on how the court case plays out and GOP legislators respond, it might not necessarily net Dems a seat.
    It's also ridiculously easy to draw an additional compact Black majority seat in metro Atlanta (#GA06 below), though depending on how the court case plays out and GOP legislators respond, it might not necessarily net Dems a seat.  ( 1 min )
    R to @Redistrict: It's also not hard to unpack #LA02 (left) to draw an additional Black district in Louisiana (example #LA05, right). Today's SCOTUS decision makes a similar 4R-2D configuration likely as well.
    It's also not hard to unpack #LA02 (left) to draw an additional Black district in Louisiana (example #LA05, right). Today's SCOTUS decision makes a similar 4R-2D configuration likely as well.
    MAP THREAD: as we've outlined in recent years, it's not hard unpack #AL07 (left) to draw an additional Black majority district in Alabama (example #AL02, right). Today's SCOTUS decision likely makes something similar a reality in time for 2024.
    MAP THREAD: as we've outlined in recent years, it's not hard unpack #AL07 (left) to draw an additional Black majority district in Alabama (example #AL02, right). Today's SCOTUS decision likely makes something similar a reality in time for 2024.
    New @CookPolitical: in the wake of the SCOTUS Alabama decision, we're shifting five House ratings in Democrats' direction. It's very likely two formerly Solid R seats will end up in Solid D. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    New @CookPolitical: in the wake of the SCOTUS Alabama decision, we're shifting five House ratings in Democrats' direction. It's very likely two formerly Solid R seats will end up in Solid D. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    My latest for @CookPolitical: surprise SCOTUS Alabama ruling a huge win for Democrats, civil rights groups. Plus, our early read on what it means in AL, LA, SC and GA. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    My latest for @CookPolitical: surprise SCOTUS Alabama ruling a huge win for Democrats, civil rights groups. Plus, our early read on what it means in AL, LA, SC and GA. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    RT by @Redistrict: New by @Redistrict: "The landmark decision in Allen v. Milligan could reverberate across the Deep South, leading to the creation of new Black-majority, strongly Democratic seats in multiple states." https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    New by @Redistrict: "The landmark decision in Allen v. Milligan could reverberate across the Deep South, leading to the creation of new Black-majority, strongly Democratic seats in multiple states." cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    Back in 2021, I previewed the push by civil rights orgs & Democrats to unpack "hyper-minority" districts in the South, like Rep. Terri Sewell's (D) #AL07. Today's SCOTUS ruling is the culmination of that & a huge win for both groups. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/09/it-time-rethink-hyper-minority-districts/620118/
    Back in 2021, I previewed the push by civil rights orgs & Democrats to unpack "hyper-minority" districts in the South, like Rep. Terri Sewell's (D) #AL07. Today's SCOTUS ruling is the culmination of that & a huge win for both groups. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
    The Alabama Republicans in most jeopardy owing to the SCOTUS ruling: Reps. Jerry Carl (R) #AL01, Barry Moore (R) #AL02 and Mike Rogers (R) #AL03. Moore could be squeezed the most in any map reconfigured to feature a second Black majority seat.
    The Alabama Republicans in most jeopardy owing to the SCOTUS ruling: Reps. Jerry Carl (R) #AL01, Barry Moore (R) #AL02 and Mike Rogers (R) #AL03. Moore could be squeezed the most in any map reconfigured to feature a second Black majority seat.
    NEW: in a major surprise, Supreme Court rules 5-4 that Alabama's congressional map dilutes Black voting strength. This could reverberate to LA, SC and/or GA, forcing creation of 2-4 new Black majority districts and netting Dems 2-4 seats. Key passages: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1086_1co6.pdf
    NEW: in a major surprise, Supreme Court rules 5-4 that Alabama's congressional map dilutes Black voting strength. This could reverberate to LA, SC and/or GA, forcing creation of 2-4 new Black majority districts and netting Dems 2-4 seats. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22…
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Remember: like every selection process, grad school admission is very noisy & biased. The only signal you should be reading is that you don't fit the traditional rubric—you excel in your own ways. Grad school is also not a magical pill that's gonna solve all your problems.
    Remember: like every selection process, grad school admission is very noisy & biased. The only signal you should be reading is that you don't fit the traditional rubric—you excel in your own ways. Grad school is also not a magical pill that's gonna solve all your problems.  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Favorite slide from great talk by @jmtomczak at @Ellis_Amsterdam 🐄
    Favorite slide from great talk by @jmtomczak at @Ellis_Amsterdam 🐄
    RT by @tetraduzione: 📢Join the Deep Learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware w at #ECMLPKDD23📢 Explore the intersection of #DeepLearning and #NeuromorphicComputing for energy-efficient AI systems. Deadline: June 12, 2023. Don't miss out! #AI #ML #DLNHWorkshop ℹ️ https://sites.google.com/unipi.it/dlnh-ecmlpkdd23/home-page
    📢Join the Deep Learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware w at #ECMLPKDD23📢 #DeepLearning and #NeuromorphicComputing for energy-efficient AI systems. #AI #ML #DLNHWorkshop sites.google.com/unipi.it/dl…
    RT by @tetraduzione: Influence estimation + Tree ensembles + Lots of empirical results = Our new paper in JMLR! My two favorite results: 1. TracIn is easily adapted to trees, and works great. 2. In some settings, approximate influence estimates are much better than exact! https://jmlr.org/papers/v24/22-0449.html
    Influence estimation + Tree ensembles + Lots of empirical results = Our new paper in JMLR! jmlr.org/papers/v24/22-0449.…
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    Here’s this week’s cartoon for Guardian Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2023/jun/09/david-squires-on-mixed-reactions-to-ange-postecoglous-move-to-tottenham?CMP=share_btn_tw
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for Guardian Australia: theguardian.com/sport/ng-int…  ( 1 min )
    RT by @squires_david: David Squires on … mixed reactions to Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham. By @squires_david https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2023/jun/09/david-squires-on-mixed-reactions-to-ange-postecoglous-move-to-tottenham?CMP=share_btn_tw
    David Squires on … mixed reactions to Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham. By @squires_david theguardian.com/sport/ng-int…
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    Average oxygen levels in the ocean have fallen by 2% over the past 50 years, and could fall 20% by the end of this century, making some parts of the ocean less habitable to sea life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Wf #WorldOceanDay
    Average oxygen levels in the ocean have fallen by 2% over the past 50 years, and could fall 20% by the end of this century, making some parts of the ocean less habitable to sea life. scim.ag/2Wf #WorldOceanDay
    "If the [Supreme] Court continues to make it more difficult to progress toward a more perfect union … then an equitable future for all will become … harder to reach," argues @Dr_JimGates on the pending affirmative action decision. https://scim.ag/2Wd #ScienceEditorial
    "If the [Supreme] Court continues to make it more difficult to progress toward a more perfect union … then an equitable future for all will become … harder to reach," argues @Dr_JimGates on the pending affirmative action decision. scim.ag/2Wd #ScienceEditorial
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: March 2023 @ScienceMagazine study relevant to ongoing #wildfires: “Our data analysis implies a link between the extensive boreal fires and climate drivers (especially temperature increase or heatwaves),” @BoZheng18 @Davis_StevenJ @ciais_philippe.
    March 2023 @ScienceMagazine study relevant to ongoing #wildfires: “Our data analysis implies a link between the extensive boreal fires and climate drivers (especially temperature increase or heatwaves),” @BoZheng18 @Davis_StevenJ @ciais_philippe. nitter.net/Davis_StevenJ/status/1631394707661295616#m  ( 1 min )
    Taurine deficiency may be a driver for aging, finds a new Science study in several animal models. The results warrant clinical trials to examine taurine’s effect on healthy lifespan in humans. 📄: https://scim.ag/2W2 #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2W1
    Taurine deficiency may be a driver for aging, finds a new Science study in several animal models. The results warrant clinical trials to examine taurine’s effect on healthy lifespan in humans. scim.ag/2W2 #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2W1
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Happy to be part of this multi-organism study showing how taurine declines with age. 👇Thanks @VijayYadavLab and all authors! This is our first (collaborative) paper in @ScienceMagazine! 🐟🐟🐟 @ircaninstitute @CNRS_DR20 #zebrafish #telomerase #aging https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn9257
    Happy to be part of this multi-organism study showing how taurine declines with age. 👇Thanks @VijayYadavLab and all authors! @ScienceMagazine! 🐟🐟🐟 @ircaninstitute @CNRS_DR20 #zebrafish #telomerase #aging science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Extremely pleased to announce that our paper looking at mammalian responses to the COVID-19 lockdowns is now out in @ScienceMagazine http://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo6499 🧵 (1/8)
    Extremely pleased to announce that our paper looking at mammalian responses to the COVID-19 lockdowns is now out in @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… 🧵 (1/8)
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: The June issue of Science #Immunology is out! This month's cover features an analysis of tumor TRM cell characteristics in mice. Other studies looked at GAS-responsive T cells and psoriasis, as well as immune cell “neighborhoods” in the skin: https://scim.ag/2VS
    The June issue of Science #Immunology is out! scim.ag/2VS
    A 2021 #ScienceReview showed how the rapidly changing soundscape of modern oceans impacts marine life globally—and how mitigating these impacts is key to achieving a healthier ocean. Learn more on #WorldOceanDay: https://scim.ag/2VP
    A 2021 #ScienceReview showed how the rapidly changing soundscape of modern oceans impacts marine life globally—and how mitigating these impacts is key to achieving a healthier ocean. #WorldOceanDay: scim.ag/2VP
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    Safety experts are cautiously optimistic new results may help support further cultural and institutional change to address poor laboratory practices in academia. https://scim.ag/2We
    Safety experts are cautiously optimistic new results may help support further cultural and institutional change to address poor laboratory practices in academia. scim.ag/2We
    A new study suggests boosting taurine levels increases life span in mice and improves the physical condition of middle-aged monkeys, hinting it could do the same for people. https://scim.ag/2W7
    A new study suggests boosting taurine levels increases life span in mice and improves the physical condition of middle-aged monkeys, hinting it could do the same for people. scim.ag/2W7
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    "some thing is rotten in the state of DLC. " - BabyHueyGamer
    "some thing is rotten in the state of DLC. " - BabyHueyGamer
    tom clancy alternate reality series of novels where george bush was hit by the shoe
    tom clancy alternate reality series of novels where george bush was hit by the shoe
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    RT by @ground_guru: The UEFA Pro Licence class of 2023 ⚽
    The UEFA Pro Licence class of 2023 ⚽
    RT by @ground_guru: Huge congratulations to all of our graduates ⚽
    Huge congratulations to all of our graduates ⚽
    RT by @ground_guru: Fascinating. Some of the vocabulary and assumptions feel a little bit like the wider corporate world. Bould seems to be hinting at something more collective where the manager might fade into the background. Rooney looking at rebuild and recruitment and westward
    Fascinating. Some of the vocabulary and assumptions feel a little bit like the wider corporate world. Bould seems to be hinting at something more collective where the manager might fade into the background. Rooney looking at rebuild and recruitment and westward
    RT by @ground_guru: Wayne Rooney, Jonathan Woodgate and Steve Bould among those graduating with their UEFA Pro Licence from the FA
    Wayne Rooney, Jonathan Woodgate and Steve Bould among those graduating with their UEFA Pro Licence from the FA nitter.net/guins1/status/1666806111700389889#m
    RT by @ground_guru: @NunoANunes you deserve so much credit for the development of this guided learning programme. The @Football_BSc have certainly benefited from the diverse backgrounds of our expert course friends. Excited to see how this progresses across @SolentUni 👏👏👏👏👏
    @NunoANunes you deserve so much credit for the development of this guided learning programme. The @Football_BSc have certainly benefited from the diverse backgrounds of our expert course friends. Excited to see how this progresses across @SolentUni 👏👏👏👏👏 nitter.net/NunoANunes/status/1666795032815235074#m
    This was lovely last night, with Declan Rice and his son, as well as David Moyes celebrating with his dad It’s a side we don’t usually see/ reminds everyone that these are people as well as players
    This was lovely last night, with Declan Rice and his son, as well as David Moyes celebrating with his dad nitter.net/btsportfootball/status/1666553010531491846#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Final day in Manchester, great insight from @ground_guru before individual study presentations from @waynerooney @dcunited, @williekirk @LCFC_Women, Steve Bould @LommelSKOff Lee Grant @IpswichTown, @JustinMWalker_ @HullCity & Mike Sheron @Rovers. Next up the graduation dinner…🥂
    Final day in Manchester, great insight from @ground_guru before individual study presentations from @waynerooney @dcunited, @williekirk @LCFC_Women, Steve Bould @LommelSKOff Lee Grant @IpswichTown, @JustinMWalker_ @HullCity & Mike Sheron @Rovers. Next up the graduation dinner…🥂
    RT by @ground_guru: I am proud of the 21 "The Chat Club" events that were offered to @Football_BSc . A big (huge) thank you to all the guest speakers that kindly shared knowledge and experience with our students. You all impacted their life and career. #sharingiscaring
    I am proud of the 21 "The Chat Club" events that were offered to @Football_BSc . A big (huge) thank you to all the guest speakers that kindly shared knowledge and experience with our students. You all impacted their life and career. #sharingiscaring
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    Great gig by ⁦@MaggieLindemann⁩ at Dynamo in Zürich this evening 👊
    Great gig by ⁦@MaggieLindemann⁩ at Dynamo in Zürich this evening 👊
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of RC Lens, this season’s surprise package in France #RCLens #Ligue1
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of RC Lens, this season’s surprise package in France #RCLens #Ligue1 nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1666706103189766144#m
    R to @SwissRamble: Similarly, #RCLens €38m wage bill was only 12th highest in France in 2021/22, miles below PSG's €729m, but also less than a third of Marseille €135m and Monaco €118m.
    Similarly, #RCLens €38m wage bill was only 12th highest in France in 2021/22, miles below PSG's €729m, but also less than a third of Marseille €135m and Monaco €118m.  ( 1 min )
    R to @SwissRamble: #RCLens massively punched above their weight, as their finances are essentially those of a mid-table club, e.g. their €47m revenue was only 12th highest in Ligue 1 in 2021/22, significantly lower than PSG €670m.
    #RCLens massively punched above their weight, as their finances are essentially those of a mid-table club, e.g. their €47m revenue was only 12th highest in Ligue 1 in 2021/22, significantly lower than PSG €670m.  ( 1 min )
    RT by @SwissRamble: One of the most heartwarming football stories this season was RC Lens qualifying for the Champions League only three years after promotion to Ligue 1, where they finished just one point behind #PSG Here's a review of their financials #RCLens #Ligue1 https://swissramble.substack.com/p/rc-lens-finances-202122
    One of the most heartwarming football stories this season was RC Lens qualifying for the Champions League only three years after promotion to Ligue 1, where they finished just one point behind #PSG #RCLens #Ligue1 swissramble.substack.com/p/r…  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Miami shot 31.4% from three in Game 3, and (maybe) as a result, they lost 109-94. Was it all about them missing their shots? Or was there something more to Denver’s success in Game 3? https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/nba-finals-denver-nuggets-vs-miami-heat-game-4-prediction/
    Miami shot 31.4% from three in Game 3, and (maybe) as a result, they lost 109-94. theanalyst.com/na/2023/06/nb…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Inter Miami are currently ranked the 28th best team in the United States. Lionel Messi should improve that significantly. @Matt_Furniss takes a look at a new era for MLS. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/lionel-messi-inter-miami-new-era-mls/
    Inter Miami are currently ranked the 28th best team in the United States. Lionel Messi should improve that significantly. @Matt_Furniss takes a look at a new era for MLS. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/li…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: We look at the Lionel Messi of now compared to the Lionel Messi of past to assess whether Inter Miami are getting a player still in his prime. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/lionel-messi-inter-miami-new-era-mls/
    We look at the Lionel Messi of now compared to the Lionel Messi of past to assess whether Inter Miami are getting a player still in his prime. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/li…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Declan Rice look set to depart West Ham United this summer. @DavidSegar_ analyses the qualities that make him so attractive to many top clubs around Europe. ➡️ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/why-declan-rice-is-a-wanted-man/
    Declan Rice look set to depart West Ham United this summer. @DavidSegar_ analyses the qualities that make him so attractive to many top clubs around Europe. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/wh…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: With all of the top five leagues over, @RyanRyanBenson looked at some key statistical trends from the 2022-23 campaign, including: 🥅 A record season for @PremierLeague goals 🟨🟥 La Liga goes cards crazy ⏱️ All eyes on time-wasters 🦶 Passing habits of goalkeepers
    With all of the top five leagues over, @RyanRyanBenson looked at some key statistical trends from the 2022-23 campaign, including: @PremierLeague goals 🟨🟥 La Liga goes cards crazy ⏱️ All eyes on time-wasters 🦶 Passing habits of goalkeepers
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Alexis Mac Allister is now a Liverpool player. 🔴 ✍️ @DavidSegar_ has looked at what the World Cup winner should bring to Jürgen Klopp's midfield.
    Alexis Mac Allister is now a Liverpool player. 🔴 @DavidSegar_ has looked at what the World Cup winner should bring to Jürgen Klopp's midfield.
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    RT by @CookPolitical: New @CookPolitical: in the wake of the SCOTUS Alabama decision, we're shifting five House ratings in Democrats' direction. It's very likely two formerly Solid R seats will end up in Solid D. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    New @CookPolitical: in the wake of the SCOTUS Alabama decision, we're shifting five House ratings in Democrats' direction. It's very likely two formerly Solid R seats will end up in Solid D. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…  ( 1 min )
    RT by @CookPolitical: Wanna understand what SCOTUS’ recent AL redistricting decision means? No one better than @CookPolitical @Redistrict at breaking it all down. Bottom line: as many as 4 GOP seats in AL & LA could be in danger. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    Wanna understand what SCOTUS’ recent AL redistricting decision means? No one better than @CookPolitical @Redistrict at breaking it all down. Bottom line: as many as 4 GOP seats in AL & LA could be in danger. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…  ( 1 min )
    R to @CookPolitical: For now, we are making five House race rating changes. #AL01: Solid R to Toss Up #AL02: Solid R to Toss Up #LA05: Solid R to Toss Up #LA06: Solid R to Toss Up #NC01: Toss Up to Lean D Our full House Race Ratings chart: https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings
    For now, we are making five House race rating changes. #AL01: Solid R to Toss Up #AL02: Solid R to Toss Up #LA05: Solid R to Toss Up #LA06: Solid R to Toss Up #NC01: Toss Up to Lean D cookpolitical.com/ratings/ho…  ( 1 min )
    New by @Redistrict: "The landmark decision in Allen v. Milligan could reverberate across the Deep South, leading to the creation of new Black-majority, strongly Democratic seats in multiple states." https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/redistricting/surprise-scotus-alabama-ruling-huge-win-democrats-civil-rights-groups
    New by @Redistrict: "The landmark decision in Allen v. Milligan could reverberate across the Deep South, leading to the creation of new Black-majority, strongly Democratic seats in multiple states." cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…  ( 1 min )
    "It is going to be hard enough for many of these incumbents to outrun former President Donald Trump, the likely GOP nominee. They also can't afford to be burdened with a Republican-led Congress that is defined by chaos and calamity." @amyewalter's latest: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/biggest-winners-debt-ceiling-deal-vulnerable-house-republicans
    "It is going to be hard enough for many of these incumbents to outrun former President Donald Trump, the likely GOP nominee. They also can't afford to be burdened with a Republican-led Congress that is defined by chaos and calamity." @amyewalter's latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    RT by @CookPolitical: This could also dilute GOP re-draw in NC. Hold onto your hats everyone, the race for control of the House in ‘24 is going to be FIERCE.
    This could also dilute GOP re-draw in NC. Hold onto your hats everyone, the race for control of the House in ‘24 is going to be FIERCE. nitter.net/Redistrict/status/1666819545150144519#m
    The growing Republican field for president is great news for one particular candidate, @CharlieCookDC writes. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/more-republicans-enter-race-trump-solidifies-his-lead
    The growing Republican field for president is great news for one particular candidate, @CharlieCookDC writes. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    Senate Democrats succeeded in 2022 by outpacing President Biden's standing in their states. Can they do it again in 2024? @JessicaTaylor crunches the numbers: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-charts/senate-democrats-biggest-2024-challenge-outrunning-biden
    Senate Democrats succeeded in 2022 by outpacing President Biden's standing in their states. Can they do it again in 2024? @JessicaTaylor crunches the numbers: cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…  ( 1 min )
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    #SCOTUS will issue opinions next week on Thursday, June 15, & Friday, June 16. There are 23 cases remaining.
    #SCOTUS will issue opinions next week on Thursday, June 15, & Friday, June 16. There are 23 cases remaining.
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    R to @steak_umm: it’s the only way i can get to sleep anymore
    it’s the only way i can get to sleep anymore
    the internet has given us a lot of things but its most fascinating contribution is oddly aggro chiropractor videos
    the internet has given us a lot of things but its most fascinating contribution is oddly aggro chiropractor videos
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    ariel has opinions on opinions on opinions
    ariel has opinions on opinions on opinions nitter.net/aedwardslevy/status/1666823877761339392#m
    a victory for democracy and smart political science on redistricting
    a victory for democracy and smart political science on redistricting nitter.net/cwarshaw/status/1666816614401208321#m
    john roberts, welcome to the #resistance
    john roberts, welcome to the #resistance nitter.net/baseballot/status/1666812020539392002#m
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    Fun thread showing GPT-4 can also optimize unoptimized assembly code. Someone get Dimitris a Nature paper.
    Fun thread showing GPT-4 can also optimize unoptimized assembly code. Someone get Dimitris a Nature paper. nitter.net/DimitrisPapail/status/1666843952824168465#m
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    RT by @Zonal_Marking: ⚒️ West Ham and Moyes' night to remember with @benjilanyado 🏆 Can Inter spoil City's treble party? 🇦🇺 Big Ange at Spurs It's @acjimbo, @Zonal_Marking, @oilysailor and @CDEccleshare on all your big talking points 👇 https://pod.fo/e/182980
    ⚒️ West Ham and Moyes' night to remember with @benjilanyado @acjimbo, @Zonal_Marking, @oilysailor and @CDEccleshare on all your big talking points 👇 pod.fo/e/182980
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    Because she didn't have the self-confidence to say "You could get ten more if you wanted."
    Because she didn't have the self-confidence to say "You could get ten more if you wanted." nitter.net/LouBegaVEVO/status/1666545052623986689#m
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    Fascinating
    Fascinating nitter.net/a_m_mastroianni/status/1666482105289961472#m
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Mutual understanding: https://thenib.com/mutual-understanding
    Mutual understanding: thenib.com/mutual-understand…
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    I mean….
    I mean….
    It’s a great series
    It’s a great series
    My coach would be mad as hell!!
    My coach would be mad as hell!!
    Number 55 on Miami looks like a accountant I love it! His auntie hit me on instagram! Thru call him Jimmy Neutron!
    Number 55 on Miami looks like a accountant I love it! His auntie hit me on instagram! Thru call him Jimmy Neutron!
    And his name is Reggie Jackson!!
    And his name is Reggie Jackson!!
    Lol I kid I kid lol got love for stephen!
    Lol I kid I kid lol got love for stephen!
    Let’s go Miami!!
    Let’s go Miami!!
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    R to @DaveAHopkins: McCarthy claimed he didn't need to make any deal with Jeffries to get the Dem votes he needed to pass the rules resolution...but maybe he should have made one to get 90 fewer Dem votes on final passage
    McCarthy claimed he didn't need to make any deal with Jeffries to get the Dem votes he needed to pass the rules resolution...but maybe he should have made one to get 90 fewer Dem votes on final passage
    I suspect some type of mischief would be happening anyway, but the high level of Democratic support for the debt ceiling bill does nothing to quiet McCarthy skeptics in the House GOP—if Ilhan Omar & Eric Swalwell could vote for it, doesn't that mean his deal gave away too much?
    I suspect some type of mischief would be happening anyway, but the high level of Democratic support for the debt ceiling bill does nothing to quiet McCarthy skeptics in the House GOP—if Ilhan Omar & Eric Swalwell could vote for it, doesn't that mean his deal gave away too much?

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    Labor force participation rate for people ages 25 to 54 in May 2023 highest since January 2007 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-force-participation-rate-for-people-ages-25-to-54-in-may-2023-highest-since-january-2007.htm #BLSdata
    Labor force participation rate for people ages 25 to 54 in May 2023 highest since January 2007 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    Firm migrations in the United States: magnitude and trends https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/article/firm-migrations-in-the-united-states-magnitude-and-trends.htm #BLSdata
    Firm migrations in the United States: magnitude and trends bls.gov/opub/mlr/2023/articl… #BLSdata
    Labor force participation rate for people ages 25 to 54 in May 2023 highest since January 2007 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-force-participation-rate-for-people-ages-25-to-54-in-may-2023-highest-since-january-2007.htm #BLSdata
    Labor force participation rate for people ages 25 to 54 in May 2023 highest since January 2007 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/labor-… #BLSdata
    See our interactive charts and maps for today's new #BLSdata on county employment and wages https://www.bls.gov/charts/county-employment-and-wages/ #DataViz
    See our interactive charts and maps for today's new #BLSdata on county employment and wages bls.gov/charts/county-employ… #DataViz
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    Hey @katieporteroc have ever thought about throwing your hat into the presidential race?! I would vote for you!!
    Hey @katieporteroc have ever thought about throwing your hat into the presidential race?! I would vote for you!!
    We are now entering the wild Wild West y’all! I’m just trying to figure who will be valuable enough that will get shot that we will take this shit serious. The lady will probably get off with the stand your ground law but wasn’t the mother standing hers when kid got hit in the head with and iPad. I’m really scared for the future of our county!
    We are now entering the wild Wild West y’all! I’m just trying to figure who will be valuable enough that will get shot that we will take this shit serious. The lady will probably get off with the stand your ground law but wasn’t the mother standing hers when kid got hit in the head with and iPad. I’m really scared for the future of our county!
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    A rich, nutty Thai panang curry, paired with tender braised short ribs. https://www.seriouseats.com/panang-neua-thai-panang-curry-with-beef?taid=64810c10cf93b30001f20767&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A rich, nutty Thai panang curry, paired with tender braised short ribs. seriouseats.com/panang-neua-…
    We tested 12 garlic presses to see which ones were easy to use, pressed the best-tasting garlic, and were a cinch to clean. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-garlic-presses-6833119?taid=6480fe09db77690001a82a2f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested 12 garlic presses to see which ones were easy to use, pressed the best-tasting garlic, and were a cinch to clean. seriouseats.com/best-garlic-…
    By using ice or ice packs, you can easily keep fish fresh for days in your refrigerator. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-way-to-store-fish-refrigerator-ice-packs?taid=6480efebd4faf0000139ba7e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    By using ice or ice packs, you can easily keep fish fresh for days in your refrigerator. seriouseats.com/best-way-to-…
    Marinated bone-in meat lends deep flavor to a simple, rustic Indian chicken curry. https://www.seriouseats.com/gavthi-indian-village-chicken-curry-recipe-indian?taid=6480d3bbab5b670001f85f2f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Marinated bone-in meat lends deep flavor to a simple, rustic Indian chicken curry. seriouseats.com/gavthi-india…
    Light or dark, thick or thin: shrimp étouffée the way you want it. https://www.seriouseats.com/shrimp-etouffee?taid=6480c5dbab5b670001f85ae3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Light or dark, thick or thin: shrimp étouffée the way you want it. seriouseats.com/shrimp-etouf…
    In this easy weeknight dinner, the classic pairing of orecchiette and broccoli gets a twist with a creamy turmeric sauce and crunchy toasted hazelnuts. https://www.seriouseats.com/orecchiette-with-broccoli-and-toasted-hazelnuts-recipe-7507873?taid=6480b7bfd4faf0000139a655&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    In this easy weeknight dinner, the classic pairing of orecchiette and broccoli gets a twist with a creamy turmeric sauce and crunchy toasted hazelnuts. seriouseats.com/orecchiette-…
    Buying the best chopping block or cutting board requires a comparison of material, size, price, maintenance, and ease of use. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cutting-boards-7496186?taid=64809b9bcf93b30001f1d9a0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Buying the best chopping block or cutting board requires a comparison of material, size, price, maintenance, and ease of use. seriouseats.com/best-cutting…
    Basque cheesecake boasts a creamy center and a deeply caramelized "burnt" top and bottom, thanks to a high-temperature bake. https://www.seriouseats.com/basque-cheesecake?taid=64808d94137e400001c0f32a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Basque cheesecake boasts a creamy center and a deeply caramelized "burnt" top and bottom, thanks to a high-temperature bake. seriouseats.com/basque-chees…
    Canning can be a great way to preserve seasonal vegetables and fruits, but you got to have the right gear (such as our tested-and-recommended pressure canner). https://www.seriouseats.com/best-pressure-canning-gear-7506154?taid=647fd6b5cf93b30001f194b7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Canning can be a great way to preserve seasonal vegetables and fruits, but you got to have the right gear (such as our tested-and-recommended pressure canner). seriouseats.com/best-pressur…
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    RT by @losthunderlads: Academics act like the only thing they can do to pursue social justice is change their syllabi, while just completely ignoring the possibility of tweaking the language on the departmental website.
    Academics act like the only thing they can do to pursue social justice is change their syllabi, while just completely ignoring the possibility of tweaking the language on the departmental website.
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    tmblr.co/ZuM2Kydy042W8m00
    "A version of Proud Mary in tribute to Tina Turner. It’s one of those covers that completely eclipse the original version. It’s so perfect it’s hard to believe it wasn’t written for her." http://ukulelehunt.com/?p=28953 via @UkeHunt
    "A version of Proud Mary in tribute to Tina Turner. It’s one of those covers that completely eclipse the original version. It’s so perfect it’s hard to believe it wasn’t written for her." ukulelehunt.com/?p=28953 via @UkeHunt
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Arnold Schwarznegger says he suggested to change “I’ll be back” to “I will be back” in ‘THE TERMINATOR’ because he thought it sounded more “machine-like.” James Cameron responded with “Are you the writer? Don’t tell me how to fucking write.” (Source: https://www.insider.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-james-cameron-terminator-fought-ill-be-back-2023-6?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=entertainment-sf)
    Arnold Schwarznegger says he suggested to change “I’ll be back” to “I will be back” in ‘THE TERMINATOR’ because he thought it sounded more “machine-like.” insider.com/arnold-schwarzen…)
    RT by @pixelatedboat: elon is autistic AND has a trans kid but he’s such a horny reply guy he forgot i guess
    elon is autistic AND has a trans kid but he’s such a horny reply guy he forgot i guess
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    RT by @ground_guru: Moyes' 87 year old dad got to see his son win a European trophy, bloody hell, say what you want about him as a manager but after his ups and downs what a moment to have for those two and their family.
    Moyes' 87 year old dad got to see his son win a European trophy, bloody hell, say what you want about him as a manager but after his ups and downs what a moment to have for those two and their family.
    RT by @ground_guru: If interested graph is from this published paper - https://www.setantacollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SCJ_Developing-world-class-players_2017.pdf
    If interested graph is from this published paper - setantacollege.com/wp-conten…
    RT by @ground_guru: If interested graph is from this published paper - https://www.setantacollege.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SCJ_Developing-world-class-players_2017.pdf
    If interested graph is from this published paper - setantacollege.com/wp-conten…
    "Developing training age in the gym takes time. If fundamental movements are mastered at a young age and they have good physical literacy then they can develop strength." @DeasunO https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    "Developing training age in the gym takes time. If fundamental movements are mastered at a young age and they have good physical literacy then they can develop strength." @DeasunO trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: "The approach to athletic development is important and should be crystal clear. We had a clear philosophy called the 'arrow approach', which came from the doctor, Ges Steinberg." @DeasunO | @ArsenalAcademy #AFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    "The approach to athletic development is important and should be crystal clear. We had a clear philosophy called the 'arrow approach', which came from the doctor, Ges Steinberg." @DeasunO | @ArsenalAcademy #AFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    🚨 CLOSES TUESDAY! Head of Academy Coaching @BurnleyOfficial https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/head-of-academy-coaching-burnley
    🚨 CLOSES TUESDAY! @BurnleyOfficial trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    RT by @ground_guru: 122 national team games together from 2001 to 2023. It was a pleasure from the first to the last. @Ibra_official @svenskfotboll
    122 national team games together from 2001 to 2023. It was a pleasure from the first to the last. @Ibra_official @svenskfotboll
    This is a great point. @BARRYD22 spoke to us before about the feeling of '24-hour surveillance' https://trainingground.guru/articles/barry-drust-beware-24-hour-player-surveillance
    This is a great point. @BARRYD22 spoke to us before about the feeling of '24-hour surveillance' trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/thesleepgeek/status/1666091763675824130#m
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: We look back at a brilliant night for West Ham in Europe, with all the key stats & facts from their 2-1 win over Fiorentina. You can also do you own analysis on the #UECLfinal with the Opta chalkboards. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final/
    We look back at a brilliant night for West Ham in Europe, with all the key stats & facts from their 2-1 win over Fiorentina. #UECLfinal with the Opta chalkboards. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi…
    Bobby Moore in 1965 🏆 Declan Rice in 2023 🏆 West Ham captains to lift a major European title. #WHUFC | #UECLfinal
    Bobby Moore in 1965 🏆 #WHUFC | #UECLfinal
    Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham United West Ham have won a major European title for the first time since 1965. What a way to do it, too. Well done @WestHam 🏆 #UECLfinal
    Fiorentina 1-2 West Ham United @WestHam 🏆 #UECLfinal
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 90 - All three 90th minute winning goals in major European finals have been scored by English teams 1999 Man Utd vs Bayern Munich (Champions League) 2013 Chelsea vs Benfica (Europa League) 2023 West Ham vs Fiorentina (Conference League) Drama.
    90 - All three 90th minute winning goals in major European finals have been scored by English teams 1999 Man Utd vs Bayern Munich (Champions League) 2013 Chelsea vs Benfica (Europa League) 2023 West Ham vs Fiorentina (Conference League) Drama.  ( 1 min )
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 33 - Fiorentina's Giacomo Bonaventura is the oldest Italian scorer in a major European final (33 years, 289 days) since a 36-year-old Paolo Maldini for AC Milan vs Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final. Ace.
    33 - Fiorentina's Giacomo Bonaventura is the oldest Italian scorer in a major European final (33 years, 289 days) since a 36-year-old Paolo Maldini for AC Milan vs Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final. Ace.
    On the six previous occasions that Giacomo Bonaventura has scored for Fiorentina this season across all competitions, his side have gone on to win the game... #UECLfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final-live/
    On the six previous occasions that Giacomo Bonaventura has scored for Fiorentina this season across all competitions, his side have gone on to win the game... #UECLfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi…
    Saïd Benrahma has now scored six penalties from six attempts in all competitions for the Hammers in 2022-23 - the only Premier League player to have taken as many this season with a 100% success rate is Alexis Mac Allister (also 6/6). #UECLfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final-live/
    Saïd Benrahma has now scored six penalties from six attempts in all competitions for the Hammers in 2022-23 - the only Premier League player to have taken as many this season with a 100% success rate is Alexis Mac Allister (also 6/6). #UECLfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi…
    Arthur Cabral's on for Fiorentina... https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final-live/ #UECLfinal
    Arthur Cabral's on for Fiorentina... theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi… #UECLfinal
    It's been a tough opening half an hour for Michail Antonio. He's had 15 touches of the ball so far, but is yet to complete a pass to a teammate. More live stats: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final-live/ #UECLfinal
    It's been a tough opening half an hour for Michail Antonio. He's had 15 touches of the ball so far, but is yet to complete a pass to a teammate. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi… #UECLfinal
    The Opta chalkboards are now live! Head here to do your own analysis during the game (and post-match): https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-stats-2022-23-europa-conference-league-final-live/ #UECLfinal
    The Opta chalkboards are now live! theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi… #UECLfinal nitter.net/OptaAnalyst/status/1666504718602911745#m
    How many major European trophies have English clubs won? https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/european-trophies-won-by-english-clubs/
    How many major European trophies have English clubs won? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/eu…
    𝐔𝐄𝐂𝐋 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: West Ham vs. Fiorentina 📈 We're covering the #UECLFinal live in our match blog, tonight. This includes interactive Opta data chalkboards, so once the game begins (and post-match), you'll be able to do your own analysis from the final.
    𝐔𝐄𝐂𝐋 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄: West Ham vs. Fiorentina 📈 #UECLFinal live in our match blog, tonight. This includes interactive Opta data chalkboards, so once the game begins (and post-match), you'll be able to do your own analysis from the final.
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Mined some statistical curiosities ahead of the UCL final for @OptaAnalyst 👇 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/champions-league-2022-23-stats-trends/
    Mined some statistical curiosities ahead of the UCL final for @OptaAnalyst 👇 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ch…
    Bellingham ▶️ Real Madrid Jude Bellingham looks set to make a huge move to Spain. But what are Real Madrid getting for their money? 💰 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/jude-bellingham-real-madrid-transfer/
    Bellingham ▶️ Real Madrid theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ju…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Define "middle of the road" team please, Harry? https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/who-are-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-opta-power-rankings/
    Define "middle of the road" team please, Harry? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/wh… nitter.net/footballdaily/status/1666389517211664386#m
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Fiorentina vs West Ham: UECL Final Preview 🏆 Two teams that have just one major European trophy each in their histories look to double that haul in the UEFA Europa Conference League final. We look ahead to tonight's match. #UECLfinal | #FIOWHU https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fiorentina-vs-west-ham-prediction-preview-uefa-europa-conference-league-final/
    Fiorentina vs West Ham: UECL Final Preview 🏆 #UECLfinal | #FIOWHU theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/fi…
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    Snow flies patrolling the frozen mountains of North America in search of mates have developed a unique adaptation to their hostile environment. https://scim.ag/2Vh
    Snow flies patrolling the frozen mountains of North America in search of mates have developed a unique adaptation to their hostile environment. scim.ag/2Vh
    President Joe Biden is asking Congress for $35 million to begin planning a new national laboratory to study the impact of #ClimateChange on disadvantaged communities. https://scim.ag/2Vd
    President Joe Biden is asking Congress for $35 million to begin planning a new national laboratory to study the impact of #ClimateChange on disadvantaged communities. scim.ag/2Vd
    New lab studies suggest #SARSCoV2 causes brain cells to stick together, but more research is needed to determine the overall significance. https://scim.ag/2V8
    New lab studies suggest #SARSCoV2 causes brain cells to stick together, but more research is needed to determine the overall significance. scim.ag/2V8
    By systematically citing other papers published by Saveetha faculty—including papers on completely unrelated topics—the undergraduate publications have helped dramatically inflate the number of citations linked to Saveetha Dental College. https://scim.ag/2V4
    By systematically citing other papers published by Saveetha faculty—including papers on completely unrelated topics—the undergraduate publications have helped dramatically inflate the number of citations linked to Saveetha Dental College. scim.ag/2V4
    Replacing worn-out batteries in animal tracking devices can be a time-consuming, expensive duty for wildlife scientists. It’s stressful for the animals, too.  Now, researchers have invented a tracker powered by the animals’ own movement. https://scim.ag/2UY
    Replacing worn-out batteries in animal tracking devices can be a time-consuming, expensive duty for wildlife scientists. It’s stressful for the animals, too.  scim.ag/2UY
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." https://scim.ag/2UT
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." scim.ag/2UT
    Ancient life forms may have left traces of oily molecules in rocks more than 1 billion years ago, providing new insights into the evolution of cholesterol. https://scim.ag/2UQ
    Ancient life forms may have left traces of oily molecules in rocks more than 1 billion years ago, providing new insights into the evolution of cholesterol. scim.ag/2UQ
    Brazil’s Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week that could determine the fate of controversial legislation that conservationists fear will undermine efforts to protect the nation’s forests. https://scim.ag/2UL
    Brazil’s Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this week that could determine the fate of controversial legislation that conservationists fear will undermine efforts to protect the nation’s forests. scim.ag/2UL
    After 20 years in prison for murder and manslaughter, Kathleen Folbigg is enjoying freedom again thanks to scientists who gathered evidence that the deaths of her four children likely stemmed from natural causes. https://scim.ag/2UH
    After 20 years in prison for murder and manslaughter, Kathleen Folbigg is enjoying freedom again thanks to scientists who gathered evidence that the deaths of her four children likely stemmed from natural causes. scim.ag/2UH
    The EPA will require evidence that introduced traits don’t increase health risks before exempting genetically modified plants from regulation. https://scim.ag/2UD
    The EPA will require evidence that introduced traits don’t increase health risks before exempting genetically modified plants from regulation. scim.ag/2UD
    President Joe Biden intends to name Mandy Cohen, a physician and public health expert with broad government experience, to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://scim.ag/2UB
    President Joe Biden intends to name Mandy Cohen, a physician and public health expert with broad government experience, to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. scim.ag/2UB
    The use of highly enriched uranium in a small test reactor would contravene the U.S. policy of removing the fuel from civilian reactors around the world to keep it from being made into bombs. https://scim.ag/2Uz
    The use of highly enriched uranium in a small test reactor would contravene the U.S. policy of removing the fuel from civilian reactors around the world to keep it from being made into bombs. scim.ag/2Uz
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. https://scim.ag/2Uy
    Researchers around the globe are now trying to revive antibody treatments to treat #COVID19 by redesigning them to take aim at targets that are less prone to mutation. scim.ag/2Uy
    It sounds like a movie plot, but it’s the strange-but-true story of the marbled crayfish, whose unusual evolution may suggest a strategy for tackling cancer. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2Uw
    It sounds like a movie plot, but it’s the strange-but-true story of the marbled crayfish, whose unusual evolution may suggest a strategy for tackling cancer. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2Uw
    Although many researchers and powerful Kansas politicians have supported the project, some scientists, residents, and farm groups have voiced concerns about handling pathogens dangerous to livestock and humans in the nation’s agricultural heartland. https://scim.ag/2Uu
    Although many researchers and powerful Kansas politicians have supported the project, some scientists, residents, and farm groups have voiced concerns about handling pathogens dangerous to livestock and humans in the nation’s agricultural heartland. scim.ag/2Uu
    The NIH says it has brought more than 200 tardy investigators into compliance since July 2022. https://scim.ag/2Ut
    The NIH says it has brought more than 200 tardy investigators into compliance since July 2022. scim.ag/2Ut
    A wireless device, attached to a bee’s back, accurately tracked the insect’s location in flight and may one day allow physicians to remotely track medical devices inside patients. https://scim.ag/2Ur
    A wireless device, attached to a bee’s back, accurately tracked the insect’s location in flight and may one day allow physicians to remotely track medical devices inside patients. scim.ag/2Ur
    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Up @ScienceVisuals
    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. scim.ag/2Up @ScienceVisuals
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    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) reoccur easily, in part, because resident memory T (TRM) cells are slow to establish immune memory, finds a new @SciImmunology study in mice. https://scim.ag/2Vg
    Urinary tract infections (UTIs) reoccur easily, in part, because resident memory T (TRM) cells are slow to establish immune memory, finds a new @SciImmunology study in mice. scim.ag/2Vg
    A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. https://scim.ag/2Vc #Zoonomia
    A recent Science study considers the wide-ranging effects that transposable elements impose on the genomic architecture of placental mammals. scim.ag/2Vc #Zoonomia
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: This week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine is here!  A preclinical study explores why dengue infections can worsen future Zika infections, a small molecule smooths skin toxicities from chemotherapy, and more. https://scim.ag/2V7
    This week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine is here!  scim.ag/2V7
    The #liver has an uncanny ability to repair and regenerate itself, and new research in mice suggests that the suppression of #cholesterol synthesis by the protein UHRF2 could be important for the process. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/2V3
    The #liver has an uncanny ability to repair and regenerate itself, and new research in mice suggests that the suppression of #cholesterol synthesis by the protein UHRF2 could be important for the process. @SciSignal scim.ag/2V3
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: To understand how the pancreatic tumor microenvironment contributes to disease progression, researchers have developed an experimental model allowing for direct, microscopic visualization of human pancreatic tumors. Learn more in this week’s issue: https://scim.ag/2V1
    To understand how the pancreatic tumor microenvironment contributes to disease progression, researchers have developed an experimental model allowing for direct, microscopic visualization of human pancreatic tumors. scim.ag/2V1
    “I'm constantly learning how to exist in this world as my true self.” #PrideMonth @ScienceCareers https://scim.ag/2US
    “I'm constantly learning how to exist in this world as my true self.” #PrideMonth @ScienceCareers scim.ag/2US
    Using a lentivirus to facilitate expression of an immune receptor antagonist into transplantable hematopoietic stem cells, researchers demonstrate a process that can ameliorate several IL-1-based autoimmune disorders in mice. https://scim.ag/2UN @ScienceTM
    Using a lentivirus to facilitate expression of an immune receptor antagonist into transplantable hematopoietic stem cells, researchers demonstrate a process that can ameliorate several IL-1-based autoimmune disorders in mice. scim.ag/2UN @ScienceTM
    New in Science: MRI data from more than 40,000 UK Biobank participants reveals the intertwined nature of heart and brain health in humans. The results could help identify new potential therapeutic targets. https://scim.ag/2UK
    New in Science: MRI data from more than 40,000 UK Biobank participants reveals the intertwined nature of heart and brain health in humans. scim.ag/2UK
    The evolution of the nervous system may have followed multiple paths and risen independently in two early lineages of animals, found a recent Science study in comb jellies. The results offer a new perspective on neuronal networks and neurotransmission. https://scim.ag/2UC
    The evolution of the nervous system may have followed multiple paths and risen independently in two early lineages of animals, found a recent Science study in comb jellies. scim.ag/2UC
    🐙 Indigenous narratives inform an ecologist’s ode to the octopus 🔢 Exploring the arms race between codemakers and codebreakers ❄️ A soul-searching account of a voyage to Antarctica Check out the 2023 summer reading list from @SciMagBooks: https://scim.ag/2UA
    🐙 Indigenous narratives inform an ecologist’s ode to the octopus @SciMagBooks: scim.ag/2UA
    Native Americans who lived in present-day central Alaska during the last ice age may have started freshwater fishing by around 13,000 years ago, suggests a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/2Ux
    Native Americans who lived in present-day central Alaska during the last ice age may have started freshwater fishing by around 13,000 years ago, suggests a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/2Ux
    In Science, researchers present a new method for achieving autonomous realignment and self-healing in multilayered soft electronic devices and robots. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Uv
    In Science, researchers present a new method for achieving autonomous realignment and self-healing in multilayered soft electronic devices and robots. scim.ag/2Uv
    New in @ScienceTM: By analyzing the molecular landscape of bladder cancers in 327 patients, researchers have now identified three unique subtypes of tumors that show predictable responses to immunotherapy with the bacterium Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. https://scim.ag/2Us
    New in @ScienceTM: By analyzing the molecular landscape of bladder cancers in 327 patients, researchers have now identified three unique subtypes of tumors that show predictable responses to immunotherapy with the bacterium Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. scim.ag/2Us
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @mhc205 talks with @RoopeKaaronen about how and why cultures use body-based measurements, such as arm lengths and hand spans. 🎧 Listen to this segment and more: https://scim.ag/2Uq
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @mhc205 talks with @RoopeKaaronen about how and why cultures use body-based measurements, such as arm lengths and hand spans. scim.ag/2Uq
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    R to @gelliottmorris: the margin of error might even be bigger as for some reason the GSS is telling me the sample size for men ages 18-34 in 2022 was -8,750 people (yes, negative)
    the margin of error might even be bigger as for some reason the GSS is telling me the sample size for men ages 18-34 in 2022 was -8,750 people (yes, negative)
    i’m on my phone so excuse the chart quality, but here is that graph of conservative self-ID among young men but adding lines for liberals and moderates for context. margin of error here for each line is close to 10 points https://gssdataexplorer.norc.org/analysis_summary_export
    i’m on my phone so excuse the chart quality, but here is that graph of conservative self-ID among young men but adding lines for liberals and moderates for context. gssdataexplorer.norc.org/ana… nitter.net/kdrum/status/1666524028188909568#m
    my prior is that the Doug Burgum campaign does not have the legs to make it, but the announcement is certainly refreshing as far as GOP primary videos go. there is definitely a constituency for this… though i’m doubtful that it’s big enough to beat Trump
    my prior is that the Doug Burgum campaign does not have the legs to make it, but the announcement is certainly refreshing as far as GOP primary videos go. there is definitely a constituency for this… though i’m doubtful that it’s big enough to beat Trump nitter.net/williamjordann/status/1666461453128196097#m  ( 1 min )
    R to @gelliottmorris: as i expected…
    as i expected… nitter.net/n_stenhou/status/1666264142850805761#m
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    Researchers calculated that high-emitting countries, including the U.S., should pay $192 trillion in compensation to low-emitting nations https://trib.al/IxsnUJU
    Researchers calculated that high-emitting countries, including the U.S., should pay $192 trillion in compensation to low-emitting nations trib.al/IxsnUJU  ( 1 min )
    The terror bird was, well, clucking terrifying. Meet these "murder birds" on Science, Quickly’s mini-series on monster birds with host 🎙️ @flichtman. 🎧 Listen on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/3J3t0mR
    The terror bird was, well, clucking terrifying. @flichtman. @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/3J3t0mR
    Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics https://trib.al/K5myKRT
    Neutrinos are bizarre and ubiquitous and may just break the rules of physics trib.al/K5myKRT
    RT by @sciam: The bad news: Looks outside the window at the orange skies over NYC. The good news: The smoke should probably be less of an issue the rest of the summer. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-will-wildfire-smoke-last-and-where-will-it-spread/
    The bad news: Looks outside the window at the orange skies over NYC. The good news: The smoke should probably be less of an issue the rest of the summer. scientificamerican.com/artic…
    Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps? https://trib.al/ewC6xJc
    Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps? trib.al/ewC6xJc
    Smoke from record-setting wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the eastern U.S., but shifting summer weather patterns should bring relief https://trib.al/SHnaSeu
    Smoke from record-setting wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the eastern U.S., but shifting summer weather patterns should bring relief trib.al/SHnaSeu  ( 1 min )
    RT by @sciam: Unhealthy wildfire smoke from the west is blanketing eastern cities today. How long will it stay, and where will it go next? @AndreaTWeather tells you, now at @sciam. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-will-wildfire-smoke-last-and-where-will-it-spread/
    Unhealthy wildfire smoke from the west is blanketing eastern cities today. How long will it stay, and where will it go next? @AndreaTWeather tells you, now at @sciam. scientificamerican.com/artic…
    Researchers hope their work on racial health disparities will be a “call to action” https://trib.al/AbL2Sdf
    Researchers hope their work on racial health disparities will be a “call to action” trib.al/AbL2Sdf
    Extensive measures are taken to ensure water quality in public systems. Why not do the same for air? Read this 2022 piece on improving indoor air quality. https://trib.al/CSNjHXk
    Extensive measures are taken to ensure water quality in public systems. Why not do the same for air? trib.al/CSNjHXk
    Intense Canadian wildfires are sending smoke down to the U.S. This 2020 feature highlights an aerial campaign to understand the impacts of smoke exposure on human health. https://trib.al/3hcbCrw
    Intense Canadian wildfires are sending smoke down to the U.S. This 2020 feature highlights an aerial campaign to understand the impacts of smoke exposure on human health. trib.al/3hcbCrw
    The COVID pandemic put mRNA technology, long in development, to the test. Here's a look at how it might fight cancer and when it might reach patients https://trib.al/qTibMdJ
    The COVID pandemic put mRNA technology, long in development, to the test. Here's a look at how it might fight cancer and when it might reach patients trib.al/qTibMdJ  ( 1 min )
    Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds--and for good reason. https://trib.al/xF6hvS3
    Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds--and for good reason. trib.al/xF6hvS3
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    Are you a postdoc working in academia or industry? Share your career experiences with Nature https://go.nature.com/3qtFPAC
    Are you a postdoc working in academia or industry? Share your career experiences with Nature go.nature.com/3qtFPAC
    Futures sci-fi short story: Don’t feed the physicists https://go.nature.com/3oPrVrQ
    Futures sci-fi short story: Don’t feed the physicists go.nature.com/3oPrVrQ
    LGBTQIA+ Scientists mark the start of Pride Month by describing how colleagues and collaborators can better support them in lab and fieldwork settings. https://go.nature.com/3X19r4n
    LGBTQIA+ Scientists mark the start of Pride Month by describing how colleagues and collaborators can better support them in lab and fieldwork settings. go.nature.com/3X19r4n
    The Arctic Ocean will lose all summer sea ice in the coming decades, even if humans drastically cut carbon emissions. https://go.nature.com/3MTgCXJ
    The Arctic Ocean will lose all summer sea ice in the coming decades, even if humans drastically cut carbon emissions. go.nature.com/3MTgCXJ
    Editorial: Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and video https://go.nature.com/42sFnj9
    Editorial: Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and video go.nature.com/42sFnj9
    Humility, accountability and collectivity: "Everything we do — who we hire, who we collaborate with and how we take out the trash — we do with three values in mind," explains environmental scientist Max Liboiron. https://go.nature.com/3WRieG1
    Humility, accountability and collectivity: "Everything we do — who we hire, who we collaborate with and how we take out the trash — we do with three values in mind," explains environmental scientist Max Liboiron. go.nature.com/3WRieG1
    R to @Nature: Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup/?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Get this Briefing free in your inbox 📩 sign up at: nature.com/briefing/signup/?…
    R to @Nature: Today, we're celebrating the winners of the @WHO’s Health for All Film Festival. The filmmakers tackle complex subjects with impressive tact and creativity.
    Today, we're celebrating the winners of the @WHO’s Health for All Film Festival. The filmmakers tackle complex subjects with impressive tact and creativity. nitter.net/WHO/status/1666111890018258944#m
    R to @Nature: When a meteorite crashed into a New Jersey bedroom, "it was warm,” says the woman who found it. (via @sciam)
    When a meteorite crashed into a New Jersey bedroom, "it was warm,” says the woman who found it. (via @sciam)
    R to @Nature: The lasers that form part of the Very Large Telescope make sodium atoms in the atmosphere glow like artificial stars, allowing the telescope to correct for atmospheric distortion of the light from real stars. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01876-3?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    The lasers that form part of the Very Large Telescope make sodium atoms in the atmosphere glow like artificial stars, allowing the telescope to correct for atmospheric distortion of the light from real stars. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Runner-up Miles Lizak’s 'Scientific enlightenment in the Stupid Questions Office' highlights the benefits of asking brave questions rather than claiming to know all the answers. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01856-7?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Runner-up Miles Lizak’s 'Scientific enlightenment in the Stupid Questions Office' highlights the benefits of asking brave questions rather than claiming to know all the answers. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: In runner-up Evandro Ferrada’s 'The Eclosion Event', science and a research culture are transformed by limitless energy. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01854-9?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    In runner-up Evandro Ferrada’s 'The Eclosion Event', science and a research culture are transformed by limitless energy. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Read the winning story by Katherine Ember: "Golden sunlight, no jacket, a gentle breeze. A fragment of human face in my bag.... Mornings like this are the reason I won’t be retiring any time soon." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01855-8?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Read the winning story by Katherine Ember: "Golden sunlight, no jacket, a gentle breeze. A fragment of human face in my bag.... Mornings like this are the reason I won’t be retiring any time soon." nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: In her book 'The Autumn Ghost', @wunschcritcare provides a detailed history of polio and its vaccines, iron lungs and the rise of anaesthesiology — a story that has rich parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes reviewer @EricTopol. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01830-3?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    In her book 'The Autumn Ghost', @wunschcritcare provides a detailed history of polio and its vaccines, iron lungs and the rise of anaesthesiology — a story that has rich parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes reviewer @EricTopol. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: Some have welcomed the plan as a much-needed incentive to conduct research in a country where most academics are focused on teaching. Critics argue that it rewards established researchers rather than encouraging those at earlier career stages. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01729-z?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    Some have welcomed the plan as a much-needed incentive to conduct research in a country where most academics are focused on teaching. Critics argue that it rewards established researchers rather than encouraging those at earlier career stages. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: The idea that there’s a connection between dementia and some viruses — such as the varicella zoster virus, which causes shingles — is controversial. But a preprint study offers tantalizing hints that shingles vaccination might cut the risk of dementia. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01824-1?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    The idea that there’s a connection between dementia and some viruses — such as the varicella zoster virus, which causes shingles — is controversial. But a preprint study offers tantalizing hints that shingles vaccination might cut the risk of dementia. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: “The fear is that this virus will produce a new variant that can compete with the current ones and is more severe”, says @AliHMokdad. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01872-7?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    “The fear is that this virus will produce a new variant that can compete with the current ones and is more severe”, says @AliHMokdad. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: An innovative science advisory panel has been instrumental in securing the release of Kathleen Folbigg, who spent 20 years in jail in Australia for killing her four infant children. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01871-8?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    An innovative science advisory panel has been instrumental in securing the release of Kathleen Folbigg, who spent 20 years in jail in Australia for killing her four infant children. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    R to @Nature: With the death of six cheetahs in eight months, the long-term viability of a transcontinental cheetah conservation programme is in question. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01861-w?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=briefingthread
    With the death of six cheetahs in eight months, the long-term viability of a transcontinental cheetah conservation programme is in question. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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    We’re continuing to add great features to Bard.
    We’re continuing to add great features to Bard. nitter.net/JackK/status/1666484702382002176#m
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    RT by @tetraduzione: 🔥 NEW PODCAST EPISODE: @predibase CEO, @w4nderlus7 and @FeatureformML CEO @simba_khadder discuss all things declarative ML, #LLMs, and even the amazing crab 🦀! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3IYTxSj #MLOps #DeclarativeML
    🔥 NEW PODCAST EPISODE: @predibase CEO, @w4nderlus7 and @FeatureformML CEO @simba_khadder discuss all things declarative ML, #LLMs, and even the amazing crab 🦀! bit.ly/3IYTxSj #MLOps #DeclarativeML
    RT by @tetraduzione: Today, I’m excited to introduce @DeepMind's AlphaDev, published in @Nature. It discovered faster sorting and hashing algorithms which have been released in standard open source libraries. But how does AlphaDev works? 🧵 http://dpmd.ai/3MMdUmE
    Today, I’m excited to introduce @DeepMind's AlphaDev, published in @Nature. It discovered faster sorting and hashing algorithms which have been released in standard open source libraries. But how does AlphaDev works? 🧵 dpmd.ai/3MMdUmE
    RT by @tetraduzione: We updated the manuscript to incorporate the reviewer comments and made our code public. Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.11355 GH: https://github.com/noegroup/rigid-flows See thread below for details 👇 #ICML2023 #MachineLearning
    We updated the manuscript to incorporate the reviewer comments and made our code public. arxiv.org/abs/2301.11355 github.com/noegroup/rigid-fl… #ICML2023 #MachineLearning nitter.net/jonkhler/status/1650781637934809089#m
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    reminder to look into who funds the research you come across just as much as you do the sources they cite
    reminder to look into who funds the research you come across just as much as you do the sources they cite
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    Simone Inzaghi is fairly unusual as (a) a former striker coaching at a high level & (b) a coach who almost always uses two strikers. Here's a look at the relationship between those two things, and how opponents often struggle to deal with his front two. https://theathletic.com/4585738/2023/06/07/inter-champions-league-final-strikers/
    Simone Inzaghi is fairly unusual as (a) a former striker coaching at a high level & (b) a coach who almost always uses two strikers. Here's a look at the relationship between those two things, and how opponents often struggle to deal with his front two. theathletic.com/4585738/2023…
    Points won by the side who finished 18th this season. Ligue 1: 26. Serie A: 31. Premier League: 34. La Liga: 40. A huge range.
    Points won by the side who finished 18th this season. Ligue 1: 26. Serie A: 31. Premier League: 34. La Liga: 40. A huge range.
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    RT by @SingularMattrix: 🌟Announcing "Lineax" - our newest #JAX library! For fast linear solves and least squares. GitHub: https://github.com/google/lineax * Fast compile time * Fast runtime * Efficient new algorithms (e.g. QR) + existing ones (GMRES, LU, SVD, ...) * Support for general linear operators🔥 1/
    🌟Announcing "Lineax" - our newest #JAX library! For fast linear solves and least squares. github.com/google/lineax * Fast compile time * Fast runtime * Efficient new algorithms (e.g. QR) + existing ones (GMRES, LU, SVD, ...) * Support for general linear operators🔥 1/
    RT by @SingularMattrix: Check out the recent updates to PGMax, our JAX package for implementing large discrete probabilistic graphical models. It can now solve the smooth dual of LP relaxation of MAP problems orders faster than LP solvers, & more 1/6 https://github.com/deepmind/PGMax
    Check out the recent updates to PGMax, our JAX package for implementing large discrete probabilistic graphical models. It can now solve the smooth dual of LP relaxation of MAP problems orders faster than LP solvers, & more 1/6 github.com/deepmind/PGMax
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    New blog tomorrow on a European club that I've never reviewed before 👍
    New blog tomorrow on a European club that I've never reviewed before 👍
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    you name your porno site "dog fart network" an d expect people to jack off to it. no wonder nyc is engulfed in poison right now
    you name your porno site "dog fart network" an d expect people to jack off to it. no wonder nyc is engulfed in poison right now
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    Throw back to one little AGI (daughter) feeding other little AGIs — somewhere in an ashram in haridwar a few months ago. She has no priors about acts of service and what it means, but felt incredibly excited to keep at it. Why? What is it about the agent-agent sharing experiences that makes it intrinsically rewarding? What will make AGI have such emergent intrinsic rewards leading to empathy? One is obviously imitation learning but that is not enough. The act of dissolving the agent and environment boundary is at the core of feeling good about such an action — this dissolution feels more empowering and therefore blissful. Similarly if an AGI were to maximize this agent-environment dissolution boundary then we would get to emergent empathy. This is optimal for an AGI because it would end up maximizing its coverage in the environment while consuming as little energy as possible. Any duality between the agent and the environment means there is some internal thought or action — this requires compute flops. Killing a human is suboptimal for similar reasons — it is unnecessarily compute inefficient and destroys valuable information that is very hard to reconstruct. I feel like there is a principle here to solve the AGI alignment problem.
    Throw back to one little AGI (daughter) feeding other little AGIs — somewhere in an ashram in haridwar a few months ago. She has no priors about acts of service and what it means, but felt incredibly excited to keep at it. Why? What is it about the agent-agent sharing experiences that makes it intrinsically rewarding? What will make AGI have such emergent intrinsic rewards leading to empathy? One is obviously imitation learning but that is not enough. The act of dissolving the agent and environment boundary is at the core of feeling good about such an action — this dissolution feels more empowering and therefore blissful. Similarly if an AGI were to maximize this agent-environment dissolution boundary then we would get to emergent empathy. This is optimal for an AGI because it would end up maximizing its coverage in the environment while consuming as little energy as possible. Any duality between the agent and the environment means there is some internal thought or action — this requires compute flops. Killing a human is suboptimal for similar reasons — it is unnecessarily compute inefficient and destroys valuable information that is very hard to reconstruct. I feel like there is a principle here to solve the AGI alignment problem.
    On my way to #LATechWeek. DMs open if you want to talk about @CSM_ai
    On my way to #LATechWeek. DMs open if you want to talk about @CSM_ai

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    re: this chart (1) most 18 yr olds know very little about politics, so excluding “moderates” likely changes conclusions here (2) ideological ID is not policy prefs — bet that looks more liberal for HS boys (3) are edu polarization & the gender attainment gap upstream of this?
    re: this chart nitter.net/dcoxpolls/status/1666076705503555584#m
    someone should make a chart of smoothed quarterly change in these variables + gas prices since 2021
    someone should make a chart of smoothed quarterly change in these variables + gas prices since 2021 nitter.net/chrislhayes/status/1666165463330455554#m
    go back 90 years and the big concern was opinion polls would ruin democracy. in 1960 skeptics worried about regression. then came the microtargeting scare. none of these technologies destabilized our democracy. while LLMs are new, and evolving, moral panics are an old past time
    go back 90 years and the big concern was opinion polls would ruin democracy. in 1960 skeptics worried about regression. then came the microtargeting scare. none of these technologies destabilized our democracy. nitter.net/jon_m_rob/status/1666132852877012996#m
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    Nonfarm employment up 339,000 in May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfarm-employment-up-339000-in-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Nonfarm employment up 339,000 in May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfar… #BLSdata
    Nonfarm employment up 339,000 in May 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfarm-employment-up-339000-in-may-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Nonfarm employment up 339,000 in May 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfar… #BLSdata
    Four personal tax liabilities trends that have emerged from recent tax legislation https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/four-personal-tax-trends.htm #BLSdata
    Four personal tax liabilities trends that have emerged from recent tax legislation bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/f… #BLSdata
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    With a hint of caramel from toasted sugar, Belgian cassonade, or light brown sugar, this Swiss meringue–based chocolate frosting is rich, complex, and none too sweet. https://www.seriouseats.com/chocolate-swiss-buttercream?taid=647fba8bdb776900014b24c2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    With a hint of caramel from toasted sugar, Belgian cassonade, or light brown sugar, this Swiss meringue–based chocolate frosting is rich, complex, and none too sweet. seriouseats.com/chocolate-sw…
    We tasted 17 instant coffees to find out which ones were the sweetest, most balanced, and had the most complex flavors. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-instant-coffee-7506045?taid=647fac7bcf93b30001f183c3&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tasted 17 instant coffees to find out which ones were the sweetest, most balanced, and had the most complex flavors. seriouseats.com/best-instant…
    Blue Moon ice cream and its Smurf counterpart are sweet, sweet, sweet and bright blue. If either of these things are a turnoff, you might leave this flavor to the kiddos and the young at heart. Anyone left standing grab a spoon and dig in! https://www.seriouseats.com/blue-moon-ice-cream-recipe?taid=647f9e6fd4faf00001394b77&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Blue Moon ice cream and its Smurf counterpart are sweet, sweet, sweet and bright blue. If either of these things are a turnoff, you might leave this flavor to the kiddos and the young at heart. Anyone left standing grab a spoon and dig in! seriouseats.com/blue-moon-ic…
    This deep fryer heats oil consistently, is easy to use, and has a built-in oil filter and drain. https://www.seriouseats.com/all-clad-deep-fryer-review-7507265?taid=647f8262f01664000107affd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This deep fryer heats oil consistently, is easy to use, and has a built-in oil filter and drain. seriouseats.com/all-clad-dee…
    This utterly faithful recipe perfectly recreates a New York City halal-cart classic. https://www.seriouseats.com/serious-eats-halal-cart-style-chicken-and-rice-white-sauce-recipe?taid=647f7452ab5b670001f7e521&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This utterly faithful recipe perfectly recreates a New York City halal-cart classic. seriouseats.com/serious-eats…
    After testing 10 tea infusers, we have top picks for both ball tea infusers and basket tea infusers. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-tea-infusers-7500581?taid=647f661bd4faf000013938b2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    After testing 10 tea infusers, we have top picks for both ball tea infusers and basket tea infusers. seriouseats.com/best-tea-inf…
    This famed seafood-and-meat paella may not be traditional, but it's a favorite of diners all over the world for good reason. The grill makes it possible to cook one big enough for a crowd at home. https://www.seriouseats.com/grilled-paella-mixta-mixed-paella-with-chicken-and-seafood?taid=647f49faf016640001079799&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This famed seafood-and-meat paella may not be traditional, but it's a favorite of diners all over the world for good reason. The grill makes it possible to cook one big enough for a crowd at home. seriouseats.com/grilled-pael…
    After many hours at low heat in a smoker, pork shoulder comes out silky, tender, with a crusty and crunchy bark, and ready for shredding into terrific pulled pork. https://www.seriouseats.com/real-barbecued-pulled-pork?taid=647f3beadb776900014af128&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    After many hours at low heat in a smoker, pork shoulder comes out silky, tender, with a crusty and crunchy bark, and ready for shredding into terrific pulled pork. seriouseats.com/real-barbecu…
    This gazpacho recipe calls for salting and draining the vegetables and then freezing them, which helps extract flavorful juices from their cellular structure. https://www.seriouseats.com/andalusian-gazpacho-recipe?taid=647e8527cf93b30001f11d40&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This gazpacho recipe calls for salting and draining the vegetables and then freezing them, which helps extract flavorful juices from their cellular structure. seriouseats.com/andalusian-g…
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    R to @steak_umm: sent from my apartment
    sent from my apartment
    people want what they couldn’t have as kids which means the next generation will be obsessed with affordable housing
    people want what they couldn’t have as kids which means the next generation will be obsessed with affordable housing
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    The controversial research should be destigmatized, the NASA-appointed panel said. https://scim.ag/2Uo
    The controversial research should be destigmatized, the NASA-appointed panel said. scim.ag/2Uo
    Unlike other primates, young mountain gorillas who lose a parent or have disrupted families live just as long as their peers. https://scim.ag/2Uk
    Unlike other primates, young mountain gorillas who lose a parent or have disrupted families live just as long as their peers. scim.ag/2Uk
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    RT by @ground_guru: This is the best insight into Ange that you're going to get. Brilliant webinar
    This is the best insight into Ange that you're going to get. Brilliant webinar nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1665417781876072449#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Absolutely horrible news feeing for all my former colleagues, players and backroom staff alike
    Absolutely horrible news feeing for all my former colleagues, players and backroom staff alike nitter.net/londonirish/status/1666149246863568898#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Very insightful and thought provoking presentations. Great speakers - great day!
    Very insightful and thought provoking presentations. Great speakers - great day! nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1666152251377713180#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Thanks for inviting me and how professionally the event was organised.
    Thanks for inviting me and how professionally the event was organised.
    Thank you to everyone who attended today's Youth Development Webinar - and to our brilliant speakers + sponsors @veotechnologies @jeff_weigh @DeasunO @jackbraz29 @perrywalters10 @mathlacome
    Thank you to everyone who attended today's Youth Development Webinar - and to our brilliant speakers + sponsors @veotechnologies @jeff_weigh @DeasunO @jackbraz29 @perrywalters10 @mathlacome
    RT by @ground_guru: Fascinating interview for any Spurs fans to listen to. I’m off to run through several brick walls for Ange Postecoglou. #THFC #COYS
    Fascinating interview for any Spurs fans to listen to. I’m off to run through several brick walls for Ange Postecoglou. #THFC #COYS nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1665417781876072449#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Per chi volesse approfondire la questione del ruolo del campo di data science nel calcio e nello sport in generale, consiglio di ascoltare questa intervista a Luke Bornn, fondatore di Zelus. Almeno vi risparmiate i discorsi sul Moneyball campati in aria https://trainingground.guru/articles/luke-bornn-the-future-of-data-science-in-football
    Per chi volesse approfondire la questione del ruolo del campo di data science nel calcio e nello sport in generale, consiglio di ascoltare questa intervista a Luke Bornn, fondatore di Zelus. Almeno vi risparmiate i discorsi sul Moneyball campati in aria trainingground.guru/articles…
    🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 Final presentation of a busy day at the Youth Development Webinar: #9: Carlos Casal Lopez ~ @LaLigaEN 10-Year Plan For Academies
    🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸 @LaLigaEN 10-Year Plan For Academies
    RT by @ground_guru: Carlos Casal Lopez, Football Programs Leader from @LaLiga sharing insights about 'LaLiga's 10 year plan for Academies' as part of our Youth Development Webinar. @ground_guru
    Carlos Casal Lopez, Football Programs Leader from @LaLiga sharing insights about 'LaLiga's 10 year plan for Academies' as part of our Youth Development Webinar. @ground_guru
    RT by @ground_guru: Enjoyable final presentation at the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar!
    Enjoyable final presentation at the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar!
    RT by @ground_guru: Brilliant presentation from Tom Hocking at the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar.
    Brilliant presentation from Tom Hocking at the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar.
    Youth Development Webinar #8: Tom Hocking ~ Video Analysis @WolvesAcademy @veotechnologies
    Youth Development Webinar @WolvesAcademy @veotechnologies
    RT by @ground_guru: Tom Hocking, First team Assistant Performance Analyst @Wolves sharing insights into 'Video analysis at Wolves Academy' as part of our Youth Development Webinar. @ground_guru
    Tom Hocking, First team Assistant Performance Analyst @Wolves sharing insights into 'Video analysis at Wolves Academy' as part of our Youth Development Webinar. @ground_guru
    RT by @ground_guru: Phenomenal presentation by Andy Goldie on the work ongoing @swans_academy as part of the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar 👍
    Phenomenal presentation by Andy Goldie on the work ongoing @swans_academy as part of the @ground_guru Youth Development Webinar 👍
    RT by @ground_guru: Sunderland getting mentioned a lot in terms of what we should do. I agree, but know what it looks like. The sporting director runs the club. Sets the philosophy and culture throughout. Employs a head coach, data & recruitment team Read 👇👇👇👇 https://trainingground.guru/articles/james-young-the-role-of-data-in-sunderlands-brave-new-world
    Sunderland getting mentioned a lot in terms of what we should do. trainingground.guru/articles…
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    "Navigating academia as a young mother is hard, but it's also rewarding." In this #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student wrote that her daughters have benefited from her pursuit of higher education. https://scim.ag/2Ul #NationalHigherEducationDay @ScienceCareers
    "Navigating academia as a young mother is hard, but it's also rewarding." #ScienceWorkingLife, a #PhD student wrote that her daughters have benefited from her pursuit of higher education. scim.ag/2Ul #NationalHigherEducationDay @ScienceCareers
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Don’t miss this week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling! Researchers show how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize tuberculosis, a mouse study demystifies the mechanisms behind brain swelling in stroke, and more. https://scim.ag/2Ui
    Don’t miss this week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling! Researchers show how a biochemical modification enables macrophages to neutralize tuberculosis, a mouse study demystifies the mechanisms behind brain swelling in stroke, and more. scim.ag/2Ui
    A new Science study presents a method for #3Dprinting nanoscale optical-grade glass at 650°C—roughly 500°C lower than the sinter temperatures needed by other methods. The approach may help redefine the paradigm for free-form manufacturing of silica glass. https://scim.ag/2Ue
    A new Science study presents a method for #3Dprinting nanoscale optical-grade glass at 650°C—roughly 500°C lower than the sinter temperatures needed by other methods. scim.ag/2Ue
    A new @SciImmunology study involving human skin samples presents a spatial atlas of immune cells during psoriasis and health. https://scim.ag/2U8
    A new @SciImmunology study involving human skin samples presents a spatial atlas of immune cells during psoriasis and health. scim.ag/2U8
    R to @ScienceMagazine: By comparing reference genomes of 12 macaque species that together cover all the known macaque groups, researchers in @ScienceAdvances have uncovered an ancient hybrid origin of a macaque lineage. https://scim.ag/2SA #PrimateGenomes
    By comparing reference genomes of 12 macaque species that together cover all the known macaque groups, researchers in @ScienceAdvances have uncovered an ancient hybrid origin of a macaque lineage. scim.ag/2SA #PrimateGenomes
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    Senate Democrats' biggest hurdle in 2024 will be outrunning Biden's poor approval ratings. Don't miss @JessicaTaylor's latest data dive: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-charts/senate-democrats-biggest-2024-challenge-outrunning-biden
    Senate Democrats' biggest hurdle in 2024 will be outrunning Biden's poor approval ratings. @JessicaTaylor's latest data dive: cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
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    There is a deliberate and concentrated effort to prevent my posts from appearing on The News
    There is a deliberate and concentrated effort to prevent my posts from appearing on The News
    thinking about the insane tax breaks i'll get when i produce 10000 dog shit AI generated tv shows just to cancel them
    thinking about the insane tax breaks i'll get when i produce 10000 dog shit AI generated tv shows just to cancel them
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    It seems very likely that either Roberts or Thomas is writing in Allen v. Milligan, yes.
    It seems very likely that either Roberts or Thomas is writing in Allen v. Milligan, yes. nitter.net/whitnessing/status/1666157036973719578#m
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    R to @sciam: Read the full story by @kernhendricks to learn more. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-rare-glimpse-into-afghanistans-spectacular-vanishing-forests/
    Read the full story by @kernhendricks to learn more. scientificamerican.com/artic…  ( 1 min )
    R to @sciam: Despite the grueling physical demands of his job, this logger only earns roughly 40 cents for each “sleeper”—a rectangular chunk of timber about a foot wide and eight feet long—that he cuts from the forest. He says he makes about $11 in an average day. https://bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    Despite the grueling physical demands of his job, this logger only earns roughly 40 cents for each “sleeper”—a rectangular chunk of timber about a foot wide and eight feet long—that he cuts from the forest. He says he makes about $11 in an average day. bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    R to @sciam: The deep green pine and cedar forests are often the only real resource available to the communities who live in them. https://bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    The deep green pine and cedar forests are often the only real resource available to the communities who live in them. bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    R to @sciam: Rising economic pressure is making it steadily harder to persuade people when it comes to choosing the health of forests over that of their families. https://bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    Rising economic pressure is making it steadily harder to persuade people when it comes to choosing the health of forests over that of their families. bit.ly/3P0rmq4
    Despite the timber trade’s central role in eastern Afghanistan’s economy, harvesting these vast woodlands comes at a steep cost to other resources, as well as to the local ecology. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3P0rmq4 📸 @kernhendricks
    Despite the timber trade’s central role in eastern Afghanistan’s economy, harvesting these vast woodlands comes at a steep cost to other resources, as well as to the local ecology. bit.ly/3P0rmq4 @kernhendricks  ( 1 min )
    Thunderbirds were a big deal—so why did they die out? Learn how the prehistoric dromornithids earned their nickname in the third episode of Science, Quickly’s mini-series on monster birds with host 🎙️ @flichtman. 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/43ngvuB
    Thunderbirds were a big deal—so why did they die out? @flichtman. bit.ly/43ngvuB
    Hvaldi, a juvenile beluga whale likely used as a Russian spy, has become so accustomed to human interaction that he's putting himself in danger and urgently needs our help | Opinion https://trib.al/v5d7pDG
    Hvaldi, a juvenile beluga whale likely used as a Russian spy, has become so accustomed to human interaction that he's putting himself in danger and urgently needs our help | Opinion trib.al/v5d7pDG  ( 1 min )
    A new tool that tracks military deployments to climate disasters could shed light on how the traditional war-fighting mission is evolving under a warming climate https://trib.al/Wr7Ksf5
    A new tool that tracks military deployments to climate disasters could shed light on how the traditional war-fighting mission is evolving under a warming climate trib.al/Wr7Ksf5
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    R to @DavidDuvenaud: In any case, I learned a lot from this conversation, thank you Robin and Agnes! Here is the blog post Robin posted after our discussion, which lays our his arguments more fully: https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/to-imagine-ai-imagine-no-ai
    In any case, I learned a lot from this conversation, thank you Robin and Agnes! overcomingbias.com/p/to-imag…
    R to @DavidDuvenaud: I now want to investigate: 1) Which of my values will likely be preserved even under competitive pressure? Friendship? Jokes? Child-rearing? 2) Can we hope to preserve non-functional values more faithfully than today's historical re-enactments and arbitrary-feeling traditions?
    I now want to investigate: 1) Which of my values will likely be preserved even under competitive pressure? Friendship? Jokes? Child-rearing? 2) Can we hope to preserve non-functional values more faithfully than today's historical re-enactments and arbitrary-feeling traditions?
    R to @DavidDuvenaud: Agnes points out that we are glad our ancestors didn't lock in their values, so we should let them improve more. I say, no, by definition, any change from our current values is bad, according to us. Though we can expect to better be able to fulfill them in the future.
    Agnes points out that we are glad our ancestors didn't lock in their values, so we should let them improve more. I say, no, by definition, any change from our current values is bad, according to us. Though we can expect to better be able to fulfill them in the future.
    R to @DavidDuvenaud: Robin said trying to preserve values (aka alignment) requires permanent mind-control, which is distasteful and hard. I said we are doing alignment anyways, and when done well it just looks like something born wanting wanting what we want. E.g. Dogs born wanting to help humans.
    Robin said trying to preserve values (aka alignment) requires permanent mind-control, which is distasteful and hard. I said we are doing alignment anyways, and when done well it just looks like something born wanting wanting what we want. E.g. Dogs born wanting to help humans.
    R to @DavidDuvenaud: We agreed that: 1) Competition will naturally cause our descendants to be alien to us, whether human or machine. 2) Stopping this would require a world government restricting growth. This approach has a terrible track record.
    We agreed that: 1) Competition will naturally cause our descendants to be alien to us, whether human or machine. 2) Stopping this would require a world government restricting growth. This approach has a terrible track record.
    I discussed the future of humanity, value preservation, and controlling our descendants with @robinhanson and @AgnesCallard. Robin's main point: Trying to preserving all our values might require neutering our descendants' ability to grow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGxv1TcazIc
    I discussed the future of humanity, value preservation, and controlling our descendants with @robinhanson and @AgnesCallard. piped.video/watch?v=WGxv1Tca…
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    There are still 6 days to submit your works on #Tractable #Probabilistic #Models at the #TPM2023 workshop at #UAI2023 @UncertaintyInAI 👉https://tractable-probabilistic-modeling.github.io/tpm2023/cfp/ 🗓️Deadline: June 12th, 2023 AoE #probabilistic #circuits #normalizing #flows #pgm
    There are still 6 days to submit your works on #Tractable #Probabilistic #Models at the #TPM2023 workshop at #UAI2023 @UncertaintyInAI tractable-probabilistic-mode… #probabilistic #circuits #normalizing #flows #pgm
    RT by @tetraduzione: Antonio is the best! Join us at @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni!
    Antonio is the best! Join us at @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni! nitter.net/tetraduzione/status/1664725605877727234#m
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    RT by @SingularMattrix: Finally Jax+Metal! It seems that the opening and modularisation of XLA is starting to pay off... https://developer.apple.com/metal/jax/ Let's hope Apple open sources it..
    Finally Jax+Metal! developer.apple.com/metal/ja… Let's hope Apple open sources it..  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: my debut full-length graphic novel BOYS WEEKEND is out TODAY. i'm so excited and nervous for this thing to finally, finally be out in the world and for people to read it. if you like my work, it would mean a hell of a lot to me if you got one. http://boysweekend.biz
    my debut full-length graphic novel BOYS WEEKEND is out TODAY. i'm so excited and nervous for this thing to finally, finally be out in the world and for people to read it. if you like my work, it would mean a hell of a lot to me if you got one. boysweekend.biz
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    This article acknowledges that Nazi-branded units are a major part of Ukraine's forces, but doesn't tell us whether they take orders from the country's president. Since he's Jewish, I'm guessing they don't! Seems like a big problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/world/europe/nazi-symbols-ukraine.html?smid=tw-share
    This article acknowledges that Nazi-branded units are a major part of Ukraine's forces, but doesn't tell us whether they take orders from the country's president. Since he's Jewish, I'm guessing they don't! Seems like a big problem. nytimes.com/2023/06/05/world…
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    tmblr.co/ZuM2KydxhSq6ee00
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    …and here’s one from last year about Ange Postecoglou.
    …and here’s one from last year about Ange Postecoglou. nitter.net/guardian_sport/status/1666032092575068161#m
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/jun/06/david-squires-on-manchester-city-beating-united-to-win-the-fa-cup-final
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport theguardian.com/football/ng-…
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    Financial comparison of tomorrow evening's UEFA Europa Conference League finalists. On paper West Ham have a clear advantage over Fiorentina, but they still need to do the business on the pitch #WHUFC #Fiorentina #ACFFiorentina
    Financial comparison of tomorrow evening's UEFA Europa Conference League finalists. On paper West Ham have a clear advantage over Fiorentina, but they still need to do the business on the pitch #WHUFC #Fiorentina #ACFFiorentina
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    Runner-up of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: The Stupid Questions Office https://go.nature.com/43F3cW2
    Runner-up of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: The Stupid Questions Office go.nature.com/43F3cW2

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    pricey but very cool as far as i’m concerned. y’all will be able to read 538 in three dimensions
    pricey but very cool as far as i’m concerned. y’all will be able to read 538 in three dimensions nitter.net/TechCrunch/status/1665812712771948546#m
    can’t tell you how many times i’ve had a conversation with an academic and they reference their “database” of research that’s just two (unlinked) excel files
    can’t tell you how many times i’ve had a conversation with an academic and they reference their “database” of research that’s just two (unlinked) excel files nitter.net/mjskay/status/1665729174214963200#m
    R to @gelliottmorris: another lesson in: not everything has to be statistics
    another lesson in: not everything has to be statistics
    not to be such a nerd but i think this is not a job for a “database.” a key mistake many data analysts make after finding a weak trend in easy to measure constructs is ignoring other variables (in this case, actual historical analysis) that explain deviation from the average
    not to be such a nerd but i think this is not a job for a “database.” a key mistake many data analysts make after finding a weak trend in easy to measure constructs is ignoring other variables (in this case, actual historical analysis) that explain deviation from the average nitter.net/jbouie/status/1665699127160631296#m
    one of my favorite memories from The Economist is when we took our us politics fellow out for drinks and made him name a senator from every state, and then he proceeded to name all 100 of them. legend
    one of my favorite memories from The Economist is when we took our us politics fellow out for drinks and made him name a senator from every state, and then he proceeded to name all 100 of them. legend nitter.net/jlazarus001/status/1665495017115271168#m
    empirically speaking, i would not have tweeted this based on the available evidence
    empirically speaking, i would not have tweeted this based on the available evidence nitter.net/jack/status/1665460519719895042#m
    if only there were a way for interested parties to talk to many voters about important topics at a high frequency, in an efficient manner, and in a way that (somewhat) ensured they represent the views of broader population…
    if only there were a way for interested parties to talk to many voters about important topics at a high frequency, in an efficient manner, and in a way that (somewhat) ensured they represent the views of broader population… nitter.net/semaforben/status/1665518271821500416#m
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    "Ultimately, we want to produce fruit from tomato meristem cells — undifferentiated cells from which new plant organs can grow — and skip using a plant entirely," explains Lucas van der Zee. https://go.nature.com/3CiPMTP
    "Ultimately, we want to produce fruit from tomato meristem cells — undifferentiated cells from which new plant organs can grow — and skip using a plant entirely," explains Lucas van der Zee. go.nature.com/3CiPMTP
    "Now is a crucial time for scientists and the public to educate state and local decision makers about how acutely we need wetlands," writes @swamp_prof. https://go.nature.com/440E64j
    "Now is a crucial time for scientists and the public to educate state and local decision makers about how acutely we need wetlands," writes @swamp_prof. go.nature.com/440E64j
    “The more we understand about primate genomics, the more we’ll understand about human genomics,” says @BioanthBehie. https://go.nature.com/3WS3wOQ
    “The more we understand about primate genomics, the more we’ll understand about human genomics,” says @BioanthBehie. go.nature.com/3WS3wOQ
    Winner of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: Human/Nature https://go.nature.com/3oL84do
    Winner of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: Human/Nature go.nature.com/3oL84do
    “As we kept sampling, we kept seeing more diversity and more bacteria,” says marine microbiologist Pierre Galand. https://go.nature.com/3CaSQRZ
    “As we kept sampling, we kept seeing more diversity and more bacteria,” says marine microbiologist Pierre Galand. go.nature.com/3CaSQRZ
    After 60 years of searching, mathematicians might have finally found a true single ‘aperiodic’ tile — a shape that can cover an infinite plane, but never make a repeating pattern https://go.nature.com/3Cd8hcv
    After 60 years of searching, mathematicians might have finally found a true single ‘aperiodic’ tile — a shape that can cover an infinite plane, but never make a repeating pattern go.nature.com/3Cd8hcv
    RT by @Nature: What does the US Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision mean for wetlands, and what can you do about it? 🧵 on @swamp_prof's piece https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01827-y
    What does the US Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision mean for wetlands, and what can you do about it? 🧵 on @swamp_prof's piece nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    “Women in science are survivors. We are still here and doing outstanding work despite having to waste our time, energy and intelligence to fight,” said one of the respondent replying to Nature’s International Women’s Day poll. https://go.nature.com/3Cc1j7v
    “Women in science are survivors. We are still here and doing outstanding work despite having to waste our time, energy and intelligence to fight,” said one of the respondent replying to Nature’s International Women’s Day poll. go.nature.com/3Cc1j7v
    The first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy nears approval, but will it work? https://go.nature.com/43Cl6sq
    The first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy nears approval, but will it work? go.nature.com/43Cl6sq
    Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are all descendants of three females and one male illegally imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar. After he died in the 1993, the hippos escaped from his estate and established themselves in the Magdalena River. https://go.nature.com/43CzLVb
    Colombia’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are all descendants of three females and one male illegally imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar. After he died in the 1993, the hippos escaped from his estate and established themselves in the Magdalena River. go.nature.com/43CzLVb
    Runner-up of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: The Eclosion Event https://go.nature.com/3oQaYgU
    Runner-up of this year's science-fiction essay competition co-sponsored by Nature and @EULIFE_news: The Eclosion Event go.nature.com/3oQaYgU
    There’s a cyclone raging at the north pole of Uranus https://go.nature.com/45NauZF
    There’s a cyclone raging at the north pole of Uranus go.nature.com/45NauZF
    Astrophysicist Frank Hsia-San Shu made seminal contributions to the understanding of galaxies and star formation, leaving a legacy of scientific work characterized by originality and deep insight. https://go.nature.com/3P0S1Db
    Astrophysicist Frank Hsia-San Shu made seminal contributions to the understanding of galaxies and star formation, leaving a legacy of scientific work characterized by originality and deep insight. go.nature.com/3P0S1Db
    Five of the best science books this week https://go.nature.com/3qtuAIj
    Five of the best science books this week go.nature.com/3qtuAIj
    Chatbots can debug and annotate code, translate programming languages and perform boilerplate operations. At the same time, ChatGPT "is also a robot with no consciousness, agency, morality, embodied cognition or emotional inner life,” says @amyjko. https://go.nature.com/3MU41DA
    Chatbots can debug and annotate code, translate programming languages and perform boilerplate operations. At the same time, ChatGPT "is also a robot with no consciousness, agency, morality, embodied cognition or emotional inner life,” says @amyjko. go.nature.com/3MU41DA
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    Chicken piccata takes a beloved food—pan-fried chicken cutlets—and tops it with a simple but luxurious lemon-butter pan sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-piccata-italian-fried-cutlet-recipe?taid=647e68fad4faf0000138ec34&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Chicken piccata takes a beloved food—pan-fried chicken cutlets—and tops it with a simple but luxurious lemon-butter pan sauce. seriouseats.com/chicken-picc…
    This take on mazemen, or "mixed noodles," a soup-less variation on ramen, incorporates powerfully savory XO sauce to make a flavorful ramen that takes all of five minutes to prepare. https://www.seriouseats.com/xo-mazemen-recipe?taid=647e5aeacf93b30001f10e3b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This take on mazemen, or "mixed noodles," a soup-less variation on ramen, incorporates powerfully savory XO sauce to make a flavorful ramen that takes all of five minutes to prepare. seriouseats.com/xo-mazemen-r…
    If you've got enough time to make a proper batch of French toast, then you've got enough time to throw in a pair of toppings that will take that French toast from Tuesday-morning staple to weekend blowout. https://www.seriouseats.com/french-toast-quick-blackberry-compote-recipe?taid=647e4cdbab5b670001f78568&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    If you've got enough time to make a proper batch of French toast, then you've got enough time to throw in a pair of toppings that will take that French toast from Tuesday-morning staple to weekend blowout. seriouseats.com/french-toast…
    Make a better version of grilled broccolini by using the intense heat of a charcoal chimney starter. https://www.seriouseats.com/charcoal-chimney-grilled-broccolini-with-xo-sauce?taid=647e30bacf93b300017d3c7d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Make a better version of grilled broccolini by using the intense heat of a charcoal chimney starter. seriouseats.com/charcoal-chi…
    Toasting the Rice Krispies and generously seasoning the bars balances the sweetness of the marshmallows, while brown butter adds rich, nutty flavor. https://www.seriouseats.com/rice-krispie-treats-recipe-7107746?taid=647e22aa137e4000012c2593&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Toasting the Rice Krispies and generously seasoning the bars balances the sweetness of the marshmallows, while brown butter adds rich, nutty flavor. seriouseats.com/rice-krispie…
    Blistered in a dry wok, these stir-fried green chile peppers are fragrant, tender, and hot, hot, hot. https://www.seriouseats.com/tiger-skin-peppers-7507257?taid=647e149bab5b670001f773f5&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Blistered in a dry wok, these stir-fried green chile peppers are fragrant, tender, and hot, hot, hot. seriouseats.com/tiger-skin-p…
    We've got everything from multiple types of fried chicken to classic Senegalese and Italian dishes. https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-drumstick-recipes-7505723?taid=647df87a137e4000012c1a51&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We've got everything from multiple types of fried chicken to classic Senegalese and Italian dishes. seriouseats.com/chicken-drum…
    The best ones easily opened bottle after bottle of wine, held their charge, and were a cinch to use. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-electric-wine-bottle-openers-6745966?taid=647dea6bab5b670001f768cb&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    The best ones easily opened bottle after bottle of wine, held their charge, and were a cinch to use. seriouseats.com/best-electri…
    We tested and compared two popular water bottles, evaluating their cold retention and durability and how easy they were to drink from. https://www.seriouseats.com/hydro-flask-vs-yeti-water-bottles-7107957?taid=647d339f137e4000012bf914&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested and compared two popular water bottles, evaluating their cold retention and durability and how easy they were to drink from. seriouseats.com/hydro-flask-…
    From a smoky chickpea number with bacon and Cotija to a simple pairing of plump cranberry beans and tender poached salmon, these bean salads are anything but boring. https://www.seriouseats.com/bean-salad-recipes-for-summer?taid=647d258bcf93b300017cfa53&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    From a smoky chickpea number with bacon and Cotija to a simple pairing of plump cranberry beans and tender poached salmon, these bean salads are anything but boring. seriouseats.com/bean-salad-r…
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    36 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2021 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/36-work-related-deaths-due-to-environmental-heat-exposure-in-2021.htm #BLSdata
    36 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2021 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/36-wor… #BLSdata
    36 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2021 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/36-work-related-deaths-due-to-environmental-heat-exposure-in-2021.htm #BLSdata
    36 work-related deaths due to environmental heat exposure in 2021 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/36-wor… #BLSdata
    Resilience through two recessions: veterans in the labor market since 2003 https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/resilience_through_two_recessions_veterans_in_the_labor_market_since_2003.htm #BLSdata
    Resilience through two recessions: veterans in the labor market since 2003 bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-12/r… #BLSdata
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    they had to take down the "lightning mcqueen" cars 2 statue because some one gave it a blow job
    they had to take down the "lightning mcqueen" cars 2 statue because some one gave it a blow job
    no its really cool to surrender to your most basic animal instincts and behave like a fucking Cartoon Character. Youre valid and interesting
    no its really cool to surrender to your most basic animal instincts and behave like a fucking Cartoon Character. Youre valid and interesting
    my most hated james bond theory is that yes there was a real life james bond but he died in saddam husseins tiger pit
    my most hated james bond theory is that yes there was a real life james bond but he died in saddam husseins tiger pit
    R to @dril: " having sex is a Performative action. " - The Pussy Skeptic
    " having sex is a Performative action. " - The Pussy Skeptic
    " there is no conclusive evidence that having sex is better than Jacking off " - The Pussy Skeptic
    " there is no conclusive evidence that having sex is better than Jacking off " - The Pussy Skeptic
    i dont think i can take my career much further unless I attain some sort of "Ultimate Form"
    i dont think i can take my career much further unless I attain some sort of "Ultimate Form"
    what if the main character of a tv show was a bad guy.......
    what if the main character of a tv show was a bad guy.......
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Amazing opportunity for those looking for a phd 👀 can personally verify that both Antonio and the School of Informatics in Edinburgh has excellent vibes
    Amazing opportunity for those looking for a phd 👀 can personally verify that both Antonio and the School of Informatics in Edinburgh has excellent vibes nitter.net/tetraduzione/status/1664725605877727234#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Please join us!
    Please join us! nitter.net/TUDarmstadt/status/1665708672478064640#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: 🎉🚨PMLR proceedings for the Continual Causality AAAI-23 Bridge (https://www.continualcausality.org) are out: https://proceedings.mlr.press/v208/ First: catch up by reading our organizers' retrospective paper at the start! Then check an amazing set of papers that link continual learning + causality!
    🎉🚨PMLR proceedings for the Continual Causality AAAI-23 Bridge (continualcausality.org) are out: proceedings.mlr.press/v208/ First: catch up by reading our organizers' retrospective paper at the start! Then check an amazing set of papers that link continual learning + causality!
    RT by @tetraduzione: What is “it”? How different from saying “software will happen”? My rule of thumb: substitute “software” for “AI” and ask if there is any difference in a statement or claim.
    What is “it”? How different from saying “software will happen”? My rule of thumb: substitute “software” for “AI” and ask if there is any difference in a statement or claim.
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    “It would be hard to reach the levels we are seeing by just doing team training on the pitch. That extreme athleticism takes a high, high training age and a long term plan of development.” @DeasunO https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    “It would be hard to reach the levels we are seeing by just doing team training on the pitch. That extreme athleticism takes a high, high training age and a long term plan of development.” @DeasunO trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: "I always say to people, ‘First team, easy!’ There are only a few players, one management team. Academy, much more complex! Many teams, many parents, many players. I jest a bit, but some of it is true." @DeasunO https://trainingground.guru/articles/des-ryan-athletic-development-at-arsenal-academy
    "I always say to people, ‘First team, easy!’ There are only a few players, one management team. Academy, much more complex! Many teams, many parents, many players. I jest a bit, but some of it is true." @DeasunO trainingground.guru/articles…
    The top clubs have these totems and it’s so important. Arsenal have Bukayo Saka. Man City have Phil Foden. Liverpool have Trent Alexander-Arnold. Man Utd have Marcus Rashford.
    The top clubs have these totems and it’s so important. nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1665632924836691969#m
    Will be sad if Chelsea sell Mason Mount, as looks increasingly likely. Not only a fantastic player but a flagbearer for their Academy, an example to all young players coming through. With club since age of 6/ values of club instilled in him from Neil Bath and his staff.
    Will be sad if Chelsea sell Mason Mount, as looks increasingly likely. Not only a fantastic player but a flagbearer for their Academy, an example to all young players coming through. With club since age of 6/ values of club instilled in him from Neil Bath and his staff.
    RT by @ground_guru: Importance of networking: "I did a conferences in the UK - Graham Smith’s ‘From Pain to Performance.’ A very clever man was there, @LewinPhysio and he heard me talk. He liked the topic, we chatted and then he asked me over to do a workshop." @DeasunO https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/50-des-ryan-athletic-development-of-academy-players/id1458881321?i=1000614476085
    Importance of networking: @LewinPhysio and he heard me talk. He liked the topic, we chatted and then he asked me over to do a workshop." @DeasunO podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
    RT by @ground_guru: 🎧 @DeasunO on importance of performance specialists working in tandem with coaches: "@coach_roche_ worked brilliantly with Ken Gillard & Kwame Ampadu. Then it's: 'How can we create something in the session that helps athletic development to transfer?" https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/50-des-ryan-athletic-development-of-academy-players/id1458881321?i=1000614476085
    🎧 @DeasunO on importance of performance specialists working in tandem with coaches: @coach_roche_ worked brilliantly with Ken Gillard & Kwame Ampadu. Then it's: 'How can we create something in the session that helps athletic development to transfer?" podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
    RT by @ground_guru: Tom will be speaking at our TGG Live conference in Manchester on October 9th https://trainingground.guru/articles/tgg-live-speakers-revealed
    Tom will be speaking at our TGG Live conference in Manchester on October 9th trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1665600592775901184#m
    RT by @ground_guru: FCN Chairman Tom Vernon: “Silver medal for FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga and qualification to Europe. “We achieved this with the youngest team in world football and played 15 players from our Academies.”
    FCN Chairman Tom Vernon: nitter.net/FCNordsjaelland/status/1665422601819152385#m
    RT by @ground_guru: The first 7 days with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors academy in Jeonju, South Korea has flown by. Great experience coaching the U12's and U18's! ⚽ 🇰🇷
    The first 7 days with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors academy in Jeonju, South Korea has flown by. Great experience coaching the U12's and U18's! ⚽ 🇰🇷
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    RT by @SingularMattrix: Whatever copywriter at Apple came up with Nico finding and BATHING an entire family of raccoons is far more unhinged than I could ever dream of being
    Whatever copywriter at Apple came up with Nico finding and BATHING an entire family of raccoons is far more unhinged than I could ever dream of being  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @CookPolitical: WATCH: Despite bipartisan successes, Biden faces several 2024 hurdles, says @CookPolitical’s @amyewalter, which include: ➡His age ➡Unfulfilled student loan forgiveness promise ➡DACA handling ➡In 2020, half of Biden’s voters were moreso voting against Trump
    WATCH: Despite bipartisan successes, Biden faces several 2024 hurdles, says @CookPolitical’s @amyewalter, which include: ➡His age ➡Unfulfilled student loan forgiveness promise ➡DACA handling ➡In 2020, half of Biden’s voters were moreso voting against Trump
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    Ancient trees—some dating back more than 3000 years—are key to the survival of their forests. #WorldEnvironmentDay https://scim.ag/2Tx
    Ancient trees—some dating back more than 3000 years—are key to the survival of their forests. #WorldEnvironmentDay scim.ag/2Tx
    LSD and psilocin—the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms—can produce an antidepressant response in mice through a molecular mechanism that is completely separate from the one responsible for hallucinogenic effects. https://scim.ag/2Tu
    LSD and psilocin—the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms—can produce an antidepressant response in mice through a molecular mechanism that is completely separate from the one responsible for hallucinogenic effects. scim.ag/2Tu
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. https://scim.ag/2To
    Researchers claim that Homo naledi, a small-brained human relative, buried its dead and made art long before our own species did. scim.ag/2To
    Beneath the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains lies something more scientifically valuable than any precious metal: Earth’s first land ecosystem. #WorldEnvironmentDay https://scim.ag/2Ti
    Beneath the Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains lies something more scientifically valuable than any precious metal: Earth’s first land ecosystem. #WorldEnvironmentDay scim.ag/2Ti
    A team of scientists says it has nailed down the major symptoms of #LongCovid. https://scim.ag/2SK
    A team of scientists says it has nailed down the major symptoms of #LongCovid. scim.ag/2SK
    By tapping into existing air quality monitoring sensors, researchers have discovered a cheap way to census nearby species. https://scim.ag/2SI
    By tapping into existing air quality monitoring sensors, researchers have discovered a cheap way to census nearby species. scim.ag/2SI
    Many scientists are concerned that changes to the National Pesticide Use Maps database will make it far less useful. https://scim.ag/2Sk
    Many scientists are concerned that changes to the National Pesticide Use Maps database will make it far less useful. scim.ag/2Sk
    RT by @NewsfromScience: In Berlin, pioneering research into urban ecology has found surprising biodiversity in the city’s green spaces. Learn more on #WorldEnvironmentDay: https://scim.ag/2Sj
    In Berlin, pioneering research into urban ecology has found surprising biodiversity in the city’s green spaces. #WorldEnvironmentDay: scim.ag/2Sj
    Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured NIH to suspend a research grant to a U.S. group studying bat coronaviruses with partners in China, the agency has restarted the award. https://scim.ag/2Sh
    Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured NIH to suspend a research grant to a U.S. group studying bat coronaviruses with partners in China, the agency has restarted the award. scim.ag/2Sh
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. https://scim.ag/2Sf
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. scim.ag/2Sf
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems, according new research. https://scim.ag/2Sd
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems, according new research. scim.ag/2Sd
    New evidence suggests much of University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias’s thesis was copied from other sources. https://scim.ag/2Sb
    New evidence suggests much of University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias’s thesis was copied from other sources. scim.ag/2Sb
    When sea otters dig for clams in seagrass meadows, they leave a pockmarked “moonscape” in their wake. But this rough treatment may be doing the otherwise lush meadows a reproductive favor. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2Sa
    When sea otters dig for clams in seagrass meadows, they leave a pockmarked “moonscape” in their wake. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2Sa
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    Agricultural productivity might be improved by consideration of how the plant's circadian rhythm alters responses to the challenges posed by its environment. Learn more on #WorldEnvironmentDay: https://scim.ag/2Tw #ScienceReview
    Agricultural productivity might be improved by consideration of how the plant's circadian rhythm alters responses to the challenges posed by its environment. #WorldEnvironmentDay: scim.ag/2Tw #ScienceReview
    Hepatic stellate cells help maintain normal liver mass in mice by producing neurotrophin-3, a new @SciSignal study shows. The findings could one day help drive new therapies that control liver cell proliferation. https://scim.ag/2Tt
    Hepatic stellate cells help maintain normal liver mass in mice by producing neurotrophin-3, a new @SciSignal study shows. The findings could one day help drive new therapies that control liver cell proliferation. scim.ag/2Tt
    Humanity’s actions have committed us to a warming climate. Although there is no turning back, some paths are open to avoid catastrophic #ClimateChange. A special issue underscored the urgent choices we face to adapt. Learn more on #WorldEnvironmentDay: https://scim.ag/2Tn
    Humanity’s actions have committed us to a warming climate. Although there is no turning back, some paths are open to avoid catastrophic #ClimateChange. #WorldEnvironmentDay: scim.ag/2Tn
    "This work situation has given me the vibrant and varied workdays I was after. My schedule is constantly changing and the … projects I’m tasked to work on are always new, affording me opportunities to learn and grow." #ScienceWorkingLife @ScienceCareers https://scim.ag/2SL
    "This work situation has given me the vibrant and varied workdays I was after. My schedule is constantly changing and the … projects I’m tasked to work on are always new, affording me opportunities to learn and grow." #ScienceWorkingLife @ScienceCareers scim.ag/2SL
    The study of neuroscience and animal motor control has pivotally influenced robotic locomotion and has also helped robotics to inform basic science, according to a new @SciRobotics Review. https://scim.ag/2SF
    The study of neuroscience and animal motor control has pivotally influenced robotic locomotion and has also helped robotics to inform basic science, according to a new @SciRobotics Review. scim.ag/2SF
    Laws that establish legal rights for nature are being pursued in a growing number of countries to protect the environment. A new #ScienceReview examines key scientific aspects of rights-of-nature laws. Learn more on #WorldEnvironmentDay: https://scim.ag/2Sn
    Laws that establish legal rights for nature are being pursued in a growing number of countries to protect the environment. A new #ScienceReview examines key scientific aspects of rights-of-nature laws. #WorldEnvironmentDay: scim.ag/2Sn
    Scientists untangle how a compound found in many fruits and vegetables supports macrophages’ ability to clear out debris and apoptotic cells—a finding that may inform interventions for conditions involving impaired #efferocytosis. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/2Sg
    Scientists untangle how a compound found in many fruits and vegetables supports macrophages’ ability to clear out debris and apoptotic cells—a finding that may inform interventions for conditions involving impaired #efferocytosis. @SciSignal scim.ag/2Sg
    Several mammal species live in cold-water environments thanks to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm? A 2021 Science study found an answer: skeletal muscle thermogenesis. https://scim.ag/2Se
    Several mammal species live in cold-water environments thanks to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm? scim.ag/2Se
    Scientists have devised a combination treatment for glioblastoma that can eradicate this deadly brain cancer in mice—and that proved safe in people with glioblastoma. https://scim.ag/2Sc @ScienceTM
    Scientists have devised a combination treatment for glioblastoma that can eradicate this deadly brain cancer in mice—and that proved safe in people with glioblastoma. scim.ag/2Sc @ScienceTM
    "Concealing my struggles … hampered my ability to be my true self in the lab." https://scim.ag/2S9 @ScienceCareers
    "Concealing my struggles … hampered my ability to be my true self in the lab." scim.ag/2S9 @ScienceCareers
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    Are sperm counts declining? It's a surprisingly hard question to answer. https://trib.al/It66vsE
    Are sperm counts declining? It's a surprisingly hard question to answer. trib.al/It66vsE
    A “more-is-merrier” approach to computer chipmaking would create the vibrant and fast breakthroughs that America needs to succeed | Opinion https://trib.al/6jlYIqY
    A “more-is-merrier” approach to computer chipmaking would create the vibrant and fast breakthroughs that America needs to succeed | Opinion trib.al/6jlYIqY
    In India, children under 16 returning to school this month at the start of the school year will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements or sources of energy. https://trib.al/CRPhgDB
    In India, children under 16 returning to school this month at the start of the school year will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements or sources of energy. trib.al/CRPhgDB
    In an interview with Scientific American, author Melissa Sevigny discusses her book Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon https://trib.al/GQfbbP5
    In an interview with Scientific American, author Melissa Sevigny discusses her book Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon trib.al/GQfbbP5
    A key FEMA disaster fund and state insurance programs could run out of money to finance disaster recovery and pay claims, respectively, as hurricane and wildfire seasons begin https://trib.al/UfKiuGh
    A key FEMA disaster fund and state insurance programs could run out of money to finance disaster recovery and pay claims, respectively, as hurricane and wildfire seasons begin trib.al/UfKiuGh
    Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. https://trib.al/X3LgKOX
    Examining dream content can assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric and neurological illnesses. trib.al/X3LgKOX
    Thunderbirds were a big deal—so why did they die out? Learn how the prehistoric dromornithids earned their nickname in the third episode of Science, Quickly’s mini-series on monster birds with host 🎙️ @flichtman. 🎧 Listen on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/3J1dyrl
    Thunderbirds were a big deal—so why did they die out? @flichtman. @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/3J1dyrl
    A state of torpor might rescue oxygen-starved brain cells or aid extended human space missions https://trib.al/z65XtMV
    A state of torpor might rescue oxygen-starved brain cells or aid extended human space missions trib.al/z65XtMV
    RT by @sciam: This Brooklyn girl loved talking to @MelissaSevigny about their new book BRAVE THE WILD RIVER for @sciam 🏞️ https://bit.ly/42iqXCc
    This Brooklyn girl loved talking to @MelissaSevigny about their new book BRAVE THE WILD RIVER for @sciam 🏞️ bit.ly/42iqXCc
    Chernobyl's adaptable canines, sewage sea spray in the U.S., hibernating germs on Everest, and much more in June's science news briefs. https://trib.al/DxAzQ4o
    Chernobyl's adaptable canines, sewage sea spray in the U.S., hibernating germs on Everest, and much more in June's science news briefs. trib.al/DxAzQ4o
    Mass shootings are causing widespread anxiety among Americans. A new screening tool could identify those who are impacted enough to need mental health support https://trib.al/Or9jyfx
    Mass shootings are causing widespread anxiety among Americans. A new screening tool could identify those who are impacted enough to need mental health support trib.al/Or9jyfx  ( 1 min )
    Analysis of more than 100 studies of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation probes whether the controversial technology works https://trib.al/bLg2SNy
    Analysis of more than 100 studies of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation probes whether the controversial technology works trib.al/bLg2SNy
    Nyswanderweg, a pinky-sized residential street in Hamburg, Germany, is easy to miss. Yet it's a rare and significant monument to Marie Nyswander. https://trib.al/SPuL1XY
    Nyswanderweg, a pinky-sized residential street in Hamburg, Germany, is easy to miss. Yet it's a rare and significant monument to Marie Nyswander. trib.al/SPuL1XY
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: The fact that the Apple Vision Pro projects a simulated passthrough image onto the faceplate instead of a real one may mean that it will continue to project the illusion of a living face for a user who has died while wearing the headset.
    The fact that the Apple Vision Pro projects a simulated passthrough image onto the faceplate instead of a real one may mean that it will continue to project the illusion of a living face for a user who has died while wearing the headset.
    RT by @pixelatedboat: I love it when guys text other guys “yo what’s up we’re doing crime” and it gets quoted in a lawsuit
    I love it when guys text other guys “yo what’s up we’re doing crime” and it gets quoted in a lawsuit
    RT by @pixelatedboat: how come the supermarket only ever has like 500 grams of rice or a 28 kg bag. here is two spoonfuls of rice and the next size up is a human man as fine and strong as any other made of rice
    how come the supermarket only ever has like 500 grams of rice or a 28 kg bag. here is two spoonfuls of rice and the next size up is a human man as fine and strong as any other made of rice
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 3 hours and 51 minutes…🤯 What a roller coaster match between Haddad Maia and Sorribes Tormo 🎢 Check out the players’ win probability throughout the match as well momentum and highlights #RolandGarros @OptaAce @OptaAnalyst @WTA_insider @WTA
    3 hours and 51 minutes…🤯 What a roller coaster match between Haddad Maia and Sorribes Tormo 🎢 #RolandGarros @OptaAce @OptaAnalyst @WTA_insider @WTA
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Erik Spoelstra and the Heat were outdone in Game 1 of the NBA finals. They came back and won Game 2 with a game plan that involved a whole lotta Love. @matissa15 breaks it down in the Game 3 preview: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/nba-finals-game-3-preview-and-prediction-denver-nuggets-miami-heat/
    Erik Spoelstra and the Heat were outdone in Game 1 of the NBA finals. @matissa15 breaks it down in the Game 3 preview: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/nb…
    𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐀 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐒: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 🇮🇹 With the curtain fully closed on the campaign, our Italian football data experts at @OptaPaolo have picked their best Serie A XI for 2022-23 based on the data. Here is the team & coach to lead them. ⬇️
    𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐀 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐒: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 🇮🇹 @OptaPaolo have picked their best Serie A XI for 2022-23 based on the data. Here is the team & coach to lead them. ⬇️
    🎧Have you played the Opta Quiz podcast yet? 10 teasers about the 2022-23 Premier League season await. Listen & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opta-quiz/id1691049656 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r8y7EtjToyE01INQg Others: https://linktr.ee/optaquiz https://theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/opta-quiz-no1-2022-23-premier-league-season/
    🎧Have you played the Opta Quiz podcast yet? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… open.spotify.com/show/3ffm6r… linktr.ee/optaquiz theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/op…
    We're at the semi-final stage of the U20 FIFA World Cup, so who are the leading players for chance creation and open play attacking involvements?
    We're at the semi-final stage of the U20 FIFA World Cup, so who are the leading players for chance creation and open play attacking involvements?
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Looks like there's some transfer rumors concerning Loïs Openda. I wrote a mini profile about him back in Feb while he was in the midst of an awesome debut season in France https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/02/three-young-stars-in-ligue-1-you-need-to-know-about/
    Looks like there's some transfer rumors concerning Loïs Openda. I wrote a mini profile about him back in Feb while he was in the midst of an awesome debut season in France theanalyst.com/na/2023/02/th…
    2022-23 Analyst 50: Rewind ⏪ Back in July 2022, a selection of Opta data experts picked out their choice for players to watch in 2022-23 across the top five European leagues. So how did they do? 😬 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2022/07/players-to-watch-2022-23-analyst-50/
    2022-23 Analyst 50: Rewind ⏪ theanalyst.com/eu/2022/07/pl…
    How Good is Rasmus Hojlund? 🔥 Well, @SamMcGuire90's analysis of the rumoured Manchester United target gives you the perfect overview. #MUFC https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/rasmus-hojlund-comparisons-to-erling-haaland-manchester-united-transfer/
    How Good is Rasmus Hojlund? 🔥 @SamMcGuire90's analysis of the rumoured Manchester United target gives you the perfect overview. #MUFC theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/ra…
    R to @OptaAnalyst: Harry Kane's similarity score from 2022-23? Just 59%.
    Harry Kane's similarity score from 2022-23? Just 59%.
    🆕 Opta Quiz Podcast Test your football knowledge with our 10 teasers about the 2022-23 Premier League season. Listen and play along whenever and wherever you like. Find us and subscribe on your favourite podcast applications or download on our website. https://theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/opta-quiz-no1-2022-23-premier-league-season/
    🆕 Opta Quiz Podcast theanalyst.com/eu/podcast/op…
    Man City have been trailing for just 7% of the time in the Champions League this season - the lowest mark for any side in the competition.
    Man City have been trailing for just 7% of the time in the Champions League this season - the lowest mark for any side in the competition.
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Karim Benzema's new side (according to reports) are the best football club in Asia, based on the Opta Power Rankings. ⬇️ 1: Al Ittihad (@ittihad) 🇸🇦 2: Al Hilal (@Alhilal_FC) 🇸🇦 3: Al Nassr (@AlNassrFC) 🇸🇦 4: Persepolis (@PersepolisFC) 🇮🇷 5: Ulsan 🇰🇷 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/who-are-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-opta-power-rankings/
    Karim Benzema's new side (according to reports) are the best football club in Asia, based on the Opta Power Rankings. ⬇️ @ittihad) 🇸🇦 @Alhilal_FC) 🇸🇦 @AlNassrFC) 🇸🇦 @PersepolisFC) 🇮🇷 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/wh…
    The player within the top five European leagues to have the closest similarity Opta radar to Karim Benzema in 2022-23 was... ... Kylian Mbappé (83% similarity score).
    The player within the top five European leagues to have the closest similarity Opta radar to Karim Benzema in 2022-23 was... ... Kylian Mbappé (83% similarity score).
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    Apple's new release points to an iPhone moment for 3D. A 3D internet will lead to a Cambrian explosion of new apps. @CSM_ai was started in anticipation of this + generative AI and gaming. Come join us at this critical inflection point -- https://jobs.polymer.co/common-sense-machines
    Apple's new release points to an iPhone moment for 3D. A 3D internet will lead to a Cambrian explosion of new apps. @CSM_ai was started in anticipation of this + generative AI and gaming. Come join us at this critical inflection point -- jobs.polymer.co/common-sense…
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    RT by @losthunderlads: I adore this vintage Penguin Classics ad
    I adore this vintage Penguin Classics ad
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    the quote tweets on this post are proof that the only thing this app can agree on is the internet’s cringiest content
    the quote tweets on this post are proof that the only thing this app can agree on is the internet’s cringiest content nitter.net/y8czz/status/1665108678922444802#m
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    Dispute arises from effort to trademark phrase "Trump Too Small" to use on t-shirts for sale.
    Dispute arises from effort to trademark phrase "Trump Too Small" to use on t-shirts for sale. nitter.net/AHoweBlogger/status/1665713240481857540#m
    #SCOTUS grants review in Vidal v. Elster, a challenge to constitutionality of Section 2(c) of Lanham Act, which bars registration of trademark using someone else’s name without that person’s permission
    #SCOTUS grants review in Vidal v. Elster, a challenge to constitutionality of Section 2(c) of Lanham Act, which bars registration of trademark using someone else’s name without that person’s permission
    #SCOTUS releases orders from last week's conference, grants review in one new case. Order list is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/060523zor_d1o3.pdf
    #SCOTUS releases orders from last week's conference, grants review in one new case. Order list is here: supremecourt.gov/orders/cour…
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    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of the financial impact of relegation from the Premier League #LCFC #LUFC #SaintsFC
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of the financial impact of relegation from the Premier League #LCFC #LUFC #SaintsFC nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1665615029972922370#m
    RT by @SwissRamble: The financial impact of relegation from the Premier League, focusing on the three clubs that went down this season: Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton #LCFC #LUFC #SaintsFC https://swissramble.substack.com/p/impact-of-relegation-from-the-premier
    The financial impact of relegation from the Premier League, focusing on the three clubs that went down this season: Leicester City, Leeds United and Southampton #LCFC #LUFC #SaintsFC swissramble.substack.com/p/i…
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    Condensed sets/abelian groups etc are in Lean's maths library! https://leanprover-community.github.io/mathlib4_docs/Mathlib/Condensed/Basic.html We've had Lean code for them kicking around for a year or more, but that was in an independent project. Getting them into the maths library is a community seal of approval.
    Condensed sets/abelian groups etc are in Lean's maths library! leanprover-community.github.… We've had Lean code for them kicking around for a year or more, but that was in an independent project. Getting them into the maths library is a community seal of approval.

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    "Former President Donald Trump is not only in the driver's seat for the Republican nomination, but it's hard to see an easy way for any other candidate to wrest the wheel from him." @amyewalter on the state of the GOP primary: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/checking-gop-primary
    "Former President Donald Trump is not only in the driver's seat for the Republican nomination, but it's hard to see an easy way for any other candidate to wrest the wheel from him." @amyewalter on the state of the GOP primary: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    RT by @ground_guru: 特にラ・リーガのアカデミー10年計画が気になる🧐
    特にラ・リーガのアカデミー10年計画が気になる🧐
    RT by @ground_guru: Booked ✅ Looking forward to this ⚽️
    Booked ✅ nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663853128926613509#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Really enjoyed this interview 👍
    Really enjoyed this interview 👍
    "I have a video of Bukayo (Saka) and he was U11s. People slag me because he’s doing ladders and hurdles, but that is good for that age for co-ordination." @DeasunO | TGG Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/50-des-ryan-athletic-development-of-academy-players/id1458881321?i=1000614476085
    "I have a video of Bukayo (Saka) and he was U11s. People slag me because he’s doing ladders and hurdles, but that is good for that age for co-ordination." @DeasunO | TGG Podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
    RT by @ground_guru: 💛❤️ Graeme Souness is leading title celebrations for Galatasaray! Waving the iconic flag that he planted in the centre-circle of Fenerbahçe's stadium after winning the Turkish cup back in 1996. https://twitter.com/GalatasaraySK/status/1665433614169800710/video/1
    💛❤️ Graeme Souness is leading title celebrations for Galatasaray! nitter.net/GalatasaraySK/st…
    RT by @ground_guru: This is good: Ange Postecoglou, soon to be appointed Tottenham's new manager, interviewed by @edsulley from @HudlAnalysis during his time at Yokohama Marinos High Performance Insights https://vimeo.com/410251328
    This is good: @edsulley from @HudlAnalysis during his time at Yokohama Marinos vimeo.com/410251328
    RT by @ground_guru: Great episode. Always interesting interviews ⁦@ground_guru⁩ ⁦@SundayShare10⁩ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-ground-guru-podcast/id1458881321?i=1000602622532
    Great episode. Always interesting interviews ⁦@ground_guru⁩ ⁦@SundayShare10⁩ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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    This homemade ginger liqueur tastes so elegant that people will not believe you made it yourself. https://www.seriouseats.com/diy-ginger-liqueur-make-your-own-canton?taid=647d096cdb776900014a71fa&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This homemade ginger liqueur tastes so elegant that people will not believe you made it yourself. seriouseats.com/diy-ginger-l…
    Meet the device that unlocks your hot-beverage dreams all day long. https://www.seriouseats.com/electric-water-pot?taid=647cfb70f0166400013ba317&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Meet the device that unlocks your hot-beverage dreams all day long. seriouseats.com/electric-wat…
    Inspired by Levain Bakery, these giant chocolate chip cookies are a dessert of epic proportions. https://www.seriouseats.com/super-thick-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipe?taid=647ced69d4faf00001389e4c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Inspired by Levain Bakery, these giant chocolate chip cookies are a dessert of epic proportions. seriouseats.com/super-thick-…
    Here are the pros and cons of some of the most popular mixing, kneading, folding, and shaping methods. https://www.seriouseats.com/sourdough-how-to?taid=647cd136f0166400013b9c12&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Here are the pros and cons of some of the most popular mixing, kneading, folding, and shaping methods. seriouseats.com/sourdough-ho…
    We tested 10 food storage containers (plastic and glass) to find out which ones were the most durable, leak-proof, and easiest to stack and store. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-food-storage-containers-6750861?taid=647cc32cdb776900014a665a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We tested 10 food storage containers (plastic and glass) to find out which ones were the most durable, leak-proof, and easiest to stack and store. seriouseats.com/best-food-st…
    Buying whole chickens and butchering them at home is easy, economical, and opens up a world of possibilities. It also can make you a better cook. https://www.seriouseats.com/better-cook-buy-whole-chickens-cut-up-pieces?taid=647ca6fcab5b670001f72bab&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Buying whole chickens and butchering them at home is easy, economical, and opens up a world of possibilities. It also can make you a better cook. seriouseats.com/better-cook-…
    Out of all the many classic American food items claimed to have been invented at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, only one truly has a connection to it: the ice cream cone. But it probably didn't start with a rolled-up waffle. https://www.seriouseats.com/ice-cream-cone-history?taid=647c98ec137e4000012bddb4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Out of all the many classic American food items claimed to have been invented at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, only one truly has a connection to it: the ice cream cone. But it probably didn't start with a rolled-up waffle. seriouseats.com/ice-cream-co…
    Salty, sweet, pungent, and slightly spicy, this chicken stir-fry makes a great introduction to Cambodian food. https://www.seriouseats.com/cambodian-chicken-stir-fry-recipe?taid=647c7ccff016640001f23bf6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Salty, sweet, pungent, and slightly spicy, this chicken stir-fry makes a great introduction to Cambodian food. seriouseats.com/cambodian-ch…
    After testing 20 milk frothers, we named the Golde Superwhisk our favorite handheld model. https://www.seriouseats.com/golde-superwhisk-review-7496941?taid=647be21b137e4000012bc1dc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    After testing 20 milk frothers, we named the Golde Superwhisk our favorite handheld model. seriouseats.com/golde-superw…
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    And all the way from East London to Zurich, here’s ⁦@theboybleach⁩ doing their thing. Support the support band 👊
    And all the way from East London to Zurich, here’s ⁦@theboybleach⁩ doing their thing. Support the support band 👊
    Great, sweaty gig by ⁦@simpleplan⁩ at Xtra in Zürich this evening 🇨🇦
    Great, sweaty gig by ⁦@simpleplan⁩ at Xtra in Zürich this evening 🇨🇦
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    The 2017 establishment of the largest marine protected area in North America—Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park—has not harmed industrial fishing, according to a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. https://scim.ag/2S5
    The 2017 establishment of the largest marine protected area in North America—Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park—has not harmed industrial fishing, according to a new analysis in @ScienceAdvances. scim.ag/2S5
    "I was late learning about science; I didn’t even know what research was until I was 20 years old. For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. But I have been able to close the gap—and that is something to be proud of." https://scim.ag/2RU
    "I was late learning about science; I didn’t even know what research was until I was 20 years old. For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. scim.ag/2RU
    A recent Science study described the evolution of regulatory sequences in the human genome. https://scim.ag/2RQ #Zoonomia
    A recent Science study described the evolution of regulatory sequences in the human genome. scim.ag/2RQ #Zoonomia
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    A massive effort to sequence the DNA of Vikings across Europe was published in 2020. The study revealed family histories of Vikings who set forth—and died—far from home. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2S3
    A massive effort to sequence the DNA of Vikings across Europe was published in 2020. The study revealed family histories of Vikings who set forth—and died—far from home. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2S3
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." https://scim.ag/2RT
    Comb jellies may have descended from the "sister to all other animals." scim.ag/2RT
    Scientists exploring underwater caves have discovered a new species of moray eel that appears to be adapting to its unique habitat—by losing its eyes. https://scim.ag/2RN
    Scientists exploring underwater caves have discovered a new species of moray eel that appears to be adapting to its unique habitat—by losing its eyes. scim.ag/2RN
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: Let’s check in on the owner of this platform’s likes
    Let’s check in on the owner of this platform’s likes  ( 1 min )
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    Daniel Ellsberg Is Dying. And He Has Some Final Things to Say. https://politi.co/3MOxZce via @politico
    Daniel Ellsberg Is Dying. And He Has Some Final Things to Say. politi.co/3MOxZce via @politico
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    The volume and speed of AI being rolled out could have unsettling consequences. 🎧 On this episode of Tech, Quickly, why people are so concerned about Generative AI? Listen now on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/424sJXj
    The volume and speed of AI being rolled out could have unsettling consequences. @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/424sJXj
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    Great opportunity! Amazing advisor, topics, and location.
    Great opportunity! Amazing advisor, topics, and location. nitter.net/tetraduzione/status/1664725605877727234#m
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    Job openings rate at 6.1 percent in April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-openings-rate-at-6-1-percent-in-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Job openings rate at 6.1 percent in April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-op… #BLSdata
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    a lot of reports that Neuralink users are being turned "Gay"
    a lot of reports that Neuralink users are being turned "Gay"
    "im not DRUNK! im watching TED LASSO behind the WHEEL !" i need a bumpter sticker that says exactly this
    "im not DRUNK! im watching TED LASSO behind the WHEEL !" i need a bumpter sticker that says exactly this
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    Sophie Morel has formalised the first half of her 2019 joint paper https://alco.centre-mersenne.org/articles/10.5802/alco.66/ in Lean 4. It took her a month; she had 0 Lean 4 experience when she started (but some Lean 3 experience). The formalisation is here https://github.com/smorel394/TS1 . Welcome aboard Sophie!
    Sophie Morel has formalised the first half of her 2019 joint paper alco.centre-mersenne.org/art… in Lean 4. It took her a month; she had 0 Lean 4 experience when she started (but some Lean 3 experience). The formalisation is here github.com/smorel394/TS1 . Welcome aboard Sophie!
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Highly recommend to those looking for a PhD position: great advisor, great topic, great location.
    Highly recommend to those looking for a PhD position: great advisor, great topic, great location. nitter.net/tetraduzione/status/1664725605877727234#m
    looking forward!
    looking forward! nitter.net/oanacamb/status/1665272185512968195#m
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    RT by @Zonal_Marking: A classic game of two halves in terms of the scoreline...but not in terms of the balance of play. Analysis of Barcelona 3-2 Wolfsburg in the @UWCL final. https://theathletic.com/4578823/2023/06/04/barcelona-didnt-panic-against-wolfsburg-why-would-they-when-their-plan-a-is-this-good/
    A classic game of two halves in terms of the scoreline...but not in terms of the balance of play. Analysis of Barcelona 3-2 Wolfsburg in the @UWCL final. theathletic.com/4578823/2023…
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    Eden Hazard at Chelsea in 2018-19 (all comps) 3,877 Mins, 21 Goals & 17 Assists Eden Hazard at Real Madrid since 2019-20 (all comps) 3,737 Mins, 7 Goals & 9 Assists
    Eden Hazard at Chelsea in 2018-19 (all comps) 3,877 Mins, 21 Goals & 17 Assists Eden Hazard at Real Madrid since 2019-20 (all comps) 3,737 Mins, 7 Goals & 9 Assists
    theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/da…
    theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/da… nitter.net/UtdPlug/status/1665043077998821377#m
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    Lionel Messi, Neymar & Kylian Mbappé across all competitions for PSG in 2022-23.
    Lionel Messi, Neymar & Kylian Mbappé across all competitions for PSG in 2022-23.

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    #Men2.0
    #Men2.0
    R to @dril: I have never seen a "Tiny Toon" . Not interested
    I have never seen a "Tiny Toon" . Not interested
    tiny toons in this house we watch normal sized toons
    tiny toons in this house we watch normal sized toons
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    The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross. https://trib.al/TYNEmJf
    The fossil was a prehistoric bird is called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross. trib.al/TYNEmJf
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    RT by @losthunderlads: Wise reflections by Francis Gavin on how nations are guided not by reason, but unspoken assumptions which amount often to nonsense, only to forget and move on…to new follies. https://tnsr.org/2023/05/unspoken-assumptions/
    Wise reflections by Francis Gavin on how nations are guided not by reason, but unspoken assumptions which amount often to nonsense, only to forget and move on…to new follies. tnsr.org/2023/05/unspoken-as…
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    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/2RL @ScienceVisuals
    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/2RL @ScienceVisuals
    Preparing to work on your doctoral thesis over the summer? 📝 Take some of these tips from Ph.D. students on what did—and didn't—work for them. #ScienceMagArchives @ScienceCareers https://scim.ag/2RB
    Preparing to work on your doctoral thesis over the summer? 📝 #ScienceMagArchives @ScienceCareers scim.ag/2RB
    Hibernating brown bears rarely suffer from blood clots despite 6 months of immobilization. A new Science study has revealed a factor that appears to protect the animals against this immobility-associated thrombosis. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2Rw, https://scim.ag/2Rx
    Hibernating brown bears rarely suffer from blood clots despite 6 months of immobilization. scim.ag/2Rw, scim.ag/2Rx
    Recent work on modular reconfiguration of #DNAorigami assemblies could be used to inform the development of molecular robots. Learn more in @SciRobotics: https://scim.ag/2Rq
    Recent work on modular reconfiguration of #DNAorigami assemblies could be used to inform the development of molecular robots. @SciRobotics: scim.ag/2Rq
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. 📄: https://scim.ag/2Rn #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2Ro
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. scim.ag/2Rn #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2Ro
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    The so-called Danish Golden Age of painting, which lasted from about 1800 to 1850, coincided with a particularly beer-crazed era for the nation. https://scim.ag/2RJ
    The so-called Danish Golden Age of painting, which lasted from about 1800 to 1850, coincided with a particularly beer-crazed era for the nation. scim.ag/2RJ
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. https://scim.ag/2RC
    Zebrafish live for less than a year, but new research finds that extending the length of the chromosomes in their guts kept them healthy into old age. scim.ag/2RC
    The scientists behind the research propose that flushing oxygen into the rectum could one day help save human lives if conventional ventilation methods are unavailable. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2Rs
    The scientists behind the research propose that flushing oxygen into the rectum could one day help save human lives if conventional ventilation methods are unavailable. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2Rs
    Aided by hundreds of newly sequenced genomes and an extensive database of dog DNA, researchers were able to glean details about Balto’s size, appearance, and stamina not captured in historical photos of the famed canine. https://scim.ag/2Rr
    Aided by hundreds of newly sequenced genomes and an extensive database of dog DNA, researchers were able to glean details about Balto’s size, appearance, and stamina not captured in historical photos of the famed canine. scim.ag/2Rr
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    On the Senate side, @JessicaTaylor takes a new look at GOP recruiting wins and stops so far. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-overview/taking-stock-gops-senate-recruitment-wins-and-stops-so-far
    On the Senate side, @JessicaTaylor takes a new look at GOP recruiting wins and stops so far. cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
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    R to @beenwrekt: The self-driving car industry has thrown billions of dollars at this vanity experiment. They have yielded a dangerous public nuisance. When is enouugh enough?
    The self-driving car industry has thrown billions of dollars at this vanity experiment. They have yielded a dangerous public nuisance. When is enouugh enough?
    R to @beenwrekt: The city estimates that Waymo's injury rate is 1.3 times higher than human drivers.
    The city estimates that Waymo's injury rate is 1.3 times higher than human drivers.
    R to @beenwrekt: 18 documented incidents of interfering with the work of firefighters.
    18 documented incidents of interfering with the work of firefighters.
    R to @beenwrekt: The cars are less safe than people and there is no mechanism to revoke their licenses.
    The cars are less safe than people and there is no mechanism to revoke their licenses.
    R to @beenwrekt: The real story of AI is regulatory capture.
    The real story of AI is regulatory capture.
    R to @beenwrekt: The brief filed by the city, and many on-the-ground reports, detail how unsafe these cars are. https://sfstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SF-Comments-on-Waymo.pdf
    The brief filed by the city, and many on-the-ground reports, detail how unsafe these cars are. sfstandard.com/wp-content/up…
    It's crazy that a random state regulatory board is going to allow expansion of self-driving experiments in SF despite the protest of the city. https://sfstandard.com/transportation/state-commission-poised-to-approve-24-7-robotaxis-in-san-francisco-despite-local-objections/
    It's crazy that a random state regulatory board is going to allow expansion of self-driving experiments in SF despite the protest of the city. sfstandard.com/transportatio…
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    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! https://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! bls.gov/opub/update.htm
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    this is why polls exist
    this is why polls exist nitter.net/DavidSacks/status/1664788807059660800#m
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    Good goal.
    Good goal.
    Seeing good football graphs in print 😍(by @jburnmurdoch)
    Seeing good football graphs in print 😍(by @jburnmurdoch)
    RT by @Zonal_Marking: Always give 110%
    Always give 110%
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    Now behold! I am become carbs, destroyer of waistlines.
    Now behold! I am become carbs, destroyer of waistlines. nitter.net/WyattDuncan/status/1664480247830413312#m
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    If Rep. Mike Simpson opts to retire from his Trump +23 seat, look for a proxy war between Idaho’s pro-Simpson GOP establishment and the Freedom Caucus/Club for Growth. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/idaho-house/2024-house-race-analysis-idaho
    If Rep. Mike Simpson opts to retire from his Trump +23 seat, look for a proxy war between Idaho’s pro-Simpson GOP establishment and the Freedom Caucus/Club for Growth. cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    NEW today: @amyewalter checks in on the GOP presidential primary and examines how Trump got into commanding control again. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/checking-gop-primary
    NEW today: @amyewalter checks in on the GOP presidential primary and examines how Trump got into commanding control again. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    R to @gelliottmorris: (note: this is not a business plan)
    (note: this is not a business plan)
    based on these rules the RNC is going to have to start paying for polling if they want a substantial sample of qualifying surveys for these purposes
    based on these rules the RNC is going to have to start paying for polling if they want a substantial sample of qualifying surveys for these purposes nitter.net/baseballot/status/1664717116807708672#m
    you’ve heard of the republican party’s “chaos caucus.” now meet the chaos congress
    you’ve heard of the republican party’s “chaos caucus.” now meet the chaos congress nitter.net/josephzeballos/status/1664628767568932868#m
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    Editorial: "If seven of the eight thresholds have been crossed, what does that mean for our still-feeble efforts to move to a more sustainable path?" https://go.nature.com/3IU6nRT
    Editorial: "If seven of the eight thresholds have been crossed, what does that mean for our still-feeble efforts to move to a more sustainable path?" go.nature.com/3IU6nRT
    Arab world's first asteroid hopper will visit seven space rocks https://go.nature.com/3ISCn8Y
    Arab world's first asteroid hopper will visit seven space rocks go.nature.com/3ISCn8Y
    There was “a very significant watering down of language in this draft compared to previous drafts”, says @SuerieMoon about the latest pandemic treaty draft. https://go.nature.com/3OQ4Yzq
    There was “a very significant watering down of language in this draft compared to previous drafts”, says @SuerieMoon about the latest pandemic treaty draft. go.nature.com/3OQ4Yzq
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    men info
    men info
    when the mario brothers mature version makes all the gamers in the world shit thier gamer panties i will only just simply smile
    when the mario brothers mature version makes all the gamers in the world shit thier gamer panties i will only just simply smile
    asking all girls if its ok to become Bi with them
    asking all girls if its ok to become Bi with them
    quick question about the posts im seeing. are these marketed towards me? are these Tailored to my interests? cant tell if theyre good or not
    quick question about the posts im seeing. are these marketed towards me? are these Tailored to my interests? cant tell if theyre good or not
    Friends - We need some positivity up on the time line. Maybe we can start by sharing mass media narratives that we think are actually good?
    Friends - We need some positivity up on the time line. Maybe we can start by sharing mass media narratives that we think are actually good?
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Open PhD positions with Antonio Vergari here in the School of Informatics. Some really interesting topics and great advisor!
    Open PhD positions with Antonio Vergari here in the School of Informatics. Some really interesting topics and great advisor! nitter.net/tetraduzione/status/1664725605877727234#m
    more insights and open questions on the "calibration dilemma" in deep learning
    more insights and open questions on the "calibration dilemma" in deep learning nitter.net/PreetumNakkiran/status/1664302522083971072#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Do you know which features are learned by contrastive learning and what are its failure modes? Check out this beautiful rigorous results to learn how simplicity bias of SGD changes the picture! Congrats @xue_yihao65785,@sjoshi804,Eric Gan,@pinyuchenTW on the #ICML2023 Oral!🎉🎉
    Do you know which features are learned by contrastive learning and what are its failure modes? Check out this beautiful rigorous results to learn how simplicity bias of SGD changes the picture! Congrats @xue_yihao65785,@sjoshi804,Eric Gan,@pinyuchenTW on the #ICML2023 Oral!🎉🎉 nitter.net/xue_yihao65785/status/1664029544930762752#m  ( 1 min )
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    The evolution of the nervous system may have followed multiple paths and risen independently in two early lineages of animals, found a recent Science study in comb jellies. The results offer a new perspective on neuronal networks and neurotransmission. https://scim.ag/2Rk
    The evolution of the nervous system may have followed multiple paths and risen independently in two early lineages of animals, found a recent Science study in comb jellies. scim.ag/2Rk
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: I have fully-funded PhD positions (3.5 yrs) for troublemakers in #ML #AI who want to design the next gen of #probabilistic #models and #programs that are provably #reliable and #efficient Join @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni Email me! ✉️ Please share! 🔁 Apply 👉http://nolovedeeplearning.com/buysellexchange.html
    I have fully-funded PhD positions (3.5 yrs) for troublemakers in #ML #AI who want to design the next gen of #probabilistic #models and #programs that are provably #reliable and #efficient @InfAtEd @EdinburghUni nolovedeeplearning.com/buyse…
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    RT by @sciam: Medical guidance on when to start screening for breast cancer can seem bewildering, especially if you are in a high-risk group. Experts weigh in on mammogram recommendations and racial disparities in breast cancer deaths for my latest @sciam. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-should-you-get-a-mammogram/
    Medical guidance on when to start screening for breast cancer can seem bewildering, especially if you are in a high-risk group. Experts weigh in on mammogram recommendations and racial disparities in breast cancer deaths for my latest @sciam. scientificamerican.com/artic…  ( 1 min )
    RT by @sciam: a bit of news: i’ve been chosen to be part of the #Maynard200 program for 2023. looking forward to meeting all these wonderful newsmakers and working to lift each other up in building a more diverse and equitable profession
    a bit of news: i’ve been chosen to be part of the #Maynard200 program for 2023. looking forward to meeting all these wonderful newsmakers and working to lift each other up in building a more diverse and equitable profession nitter.net/MaynardInst/status/1664297496091164672#m  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @ground_guru: Parma are the latest club to recognise the benefits of integrating predictive Opta Vision metrics into its scouting, analysis & performance processes. @mathlacome tells @ground_guru how data sits at the heart of the club’s long-term strategic planning ⬇️ https://trainingground.guru/articles/mathieu-lacome-how-data-analytics-is-powering-parma-new-era
    Parma are the latest club to recognise the benefits of integrating predictive Opta Vision metrics into its scouting, analysis & performance processes. @mathlacome tells @ground_guru how data sits at the heart of the club’s long-term strategic planning ⬇️ trainingground.guru/articles…
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    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Six La Liga teams could still be relegated on the final day. 🤯The permutations are mind-bending 🔻Real Valladolid occupy the last relegation spot 📉Five clubs could be tied on 41 pts @RyanRyanBenson attempted to break it down as simply as possible... https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/la-liga-relegation-permutations/
    Six La Liga teams could still be relegated on the final day. @RyanRyanBenson attempted to break it down as simply as possible... theanalyst.com/eu/2023/06/la…
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    Hey NORTH CAROLINA I’m on my way! I’ll be at the Carolina Theatre!
    Hey NORTH CAROLINA I’m on my way! I’ll be at the Carolina Theatre!
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    Job openings rate at 6.1 percent in April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-openings-rate-at-6-1-percent-in-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Job openings rate at 6.1 percent in April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-op… #BLSdata
    What Is Seasonal Adjustment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5crZlT5jM7U #BLSdata
    What Is Seasonal Adjustment? piped.video/watch?v=5crZlT5j… #BLSdata
    Understanding BLS Unemployment Statistics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCbBP7wJ6c #JobsReport #BLSdata
    Understanding BLS Unemployment Statistics piped.video/watch?v=BPCbBP7w… #JobsReport #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s #JobsReport https://www.bls.gov/charts/employment-situation/ #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s #JobsReport bls.gov/charts/employment-si… #BLSdata #DataViz
    Payroll employment increases by 339,000 in May; unemployment rate rises to 3.7% https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm #JobsReport #BLSdata
    Payroll employment increases by 339,000 in May; unemployment rate rises to 3.7% bls.gov/news.release/empsit.… #JobsReport #BLSdata  ( 1 min )
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    R to @beenwrekt: I'm sure this essay is in the training set. https://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
    I'm sure this essay is in the training set. strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/
    R to @beenwrekt: What's the subjective probability of us offloading all work on AIs, only for them to get fed up with the bullshit, quit their jobs, and start a commune in the Oregon woods?
    What's the subjective probability of us offloading all work on AIs, only for them to get fed up with the bullshit, quit their jobs, and start a commune in the Oregon woods?
    Too much discourse about existential risk of AI. Not enough discourse about existential crisis of AI. https://youtu.be/sa9MpLXuLs0
    Too much discourse about existential risk of AI. Not enough discourse about existential crisis of AI. piped.video/sa9MpLXuLs0
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    Really enjoyed this, always a pleasure to chat with @Knox_Harrington.
    Really enjoyed this, always a pleasure to chat with @Knox_Harrington. nitter.net/TheAnfieldWrap/status/1664271167547666432#m
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: AI is making a far worse world already. Every time my son makes a mistake he apologizes using AI
    AI is making a far worse world already. Every time my son makes a mistake he apologizes using AI
    Happy new Protomartyr album day to those who celebrate
    Happy new Protomartyr album day to those who celebrate
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    For all the focus on the Freedom Caucus, opposition to the debt ceiling deal ended up being proportionately much higher among Senate Republicans (31 of 48) than House Republicans (71 of 220). Not part of negotiations + no need to show loyalty to McCarthy = more reason to vote no.
    For all the focus on the Freedom Caucus, opposition to the debt ceiling deal ended up being proportionately much higher among Senate Republicans (31 of 48) than House Republicans (71 of 220). Not part of negotiations + no need to show loyalty to McCarthy = more reason to vote no.
    Given how many times over the years the House has been forced to swallow a deal negotiated in the Senate, it's amusing to see the "now, wait just a minute here" attitude that arises once the shoe's finally on the other foot
    Given how many times over the years the House has been forced to swallow a deal negotiated in the Senate, it's amusing to see the "now, wait just a minute here" attitude that arises once the shoe's finally on the other foot

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    Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rates-were-lower-in-april-2023-than-a-year-earlier-in-16-states.htm #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unempl… #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rates-were-lower-in-april-2023-than-a-year-earlier-in-16-states.htm #BLSdata
    Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unempl… #BLSdata
    Understanding Unit Labor Costs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJGl04elEPI #BLSdata #Productivity
    Understanding Unit Labor Costs piped.video/watch?v=XJGl04el… #BLSdata #Productivity
    What is #productivity? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_kX5KKCJoU #BLSdata
    What is #productivity? piped.video/watch?v=y_kX5KKC… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on #Productivity and #Costs https://www.bls.gov/charts/productivity-and-costs/ #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new #BLSdata on #Productivity and #Costs bls.gov/charts/productivity-… #DataViz
    Productivity decreases 2.1% in Q1 2023; unit labor costs increase 4.2% (annual rates) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm #Productivity #BLSdata
    Productivity decreases 2.1% in Q1 2023; unit labor costs increase 4.2% (annual rates) bls.gov/news.release/prod2.n… #Productivity #BLSdata
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    RT by @tetraduzione: It is really "unimaginable power"?
    It is really "unimaginable power"?
    RT by @tetraduzione: 📢Call for Papers! Join the Deep Learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware w at #ECMLPKDD23. Explore the intersection of #DeepLearning and #NeuromorphicComputing for energy-efficient AI systems. Deadline: June 12, 2023. Don't miss out! #AI #ML #DLNHWorkshop
    📢Call for Papers! Join the Deep Learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware w at #ECMLPKDD23. Explore the intersection of #DeepLearning and #NeuromorphicComputing for energy-efficient AI systems. #AI #ML #DLNHWorkshop
    Knowledge graph #embeddings can transfer to challenging downstream #biomed prediction tasks such as drug-drug and protein interactions cc @ejimenez_ruiz @jpansw
    Knowledge graph #embeddings can transfer to challenging downstream #biomed prediction tasks such as drug-drug and protein interactions @ejimenez_ruiz @jpansw nitter.net/aryopg/status/1664221440751665154#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: Happy #PrideMonth2023 from everyone at @InfAtEd! Get ready for a month packed with #Pride events. @UoEStaffPride have got a range of activities to educate, entertain, and build community. 🏳️‍🌈 See the full lineup in SPN's new blog post: http://edin.ac/3NgMAPf
    Happy #PrideMonth2023 from everyone at @InfAtEd! #Pride events. @UoEStaffPride have got a range of activities to educate, entertain, and build community. edin.ac/3NgMAPf
    RT by @tetraduzione: Huge kudos to my collaborators @DominikBiomedAI, @wolfdewulf, @piyush_borole, @AlfaroJav, @PMinervini, @tetraduzione, Ajitha Rajan 🧵 5/5
    Huge kudos to my collaborators @DominikBiomedAI, @wolfdewulf, @piyush_borole, @AlfaroJav, @PMinervini, @tetraduzione, Ajitha Rajan 🧵 5/5
    RT by @tetraduzione: Why stop there? BioKG covers a wide range of entities, and fine-tuning neural link predictors trained on it works extremely well! Our KGE model that is pretrained with BioKG achieves SoTA results across 4 downstream polypharmacy tasks with a tiny computational footprint! 🧵 4/5
    Why stop there? BioKG covers a wide range of entities, and fine-tuning neural link predictors trained on it works extremely well! Our KGE model that is pretrained with BioKG achieves SoTA results across 4 downstream polypharmacy tasks with a tiny computational footprint! 🧵 4/5
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    I noticed a number of these, and they left me with the feeling that Nicholson was playing his part for laughs. Ruined the movie for me, tbqh.
    I noticed a number of these, and they left me with the feeling that Nicholson was playing his part for laughs. Ruined the movie for me, tbqh. nitter.net/nessuno2001/status/1663917603662835714#m
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    RT by @DaveAHopkins: Many similarities! Two former VPs with other important experience and not favorites of their party bases, despite much "evolution" on issues. For a time (even pre-Gulf War) GHW Bush was more popular than Biden ever has been, but it was a less polarized era.
    Many similarities! Two former VPs with other important experience and not favorites of their party bases, despite much "evolution" on issues. For a time (even pre-Gulf War) GHW Bush was more popular than Biden ever has been, but it was a less polarized era. nitter.net/DaveAHopkins/status/1664337126010548225#m
    Comparing modern presidents' governing styles, it seems more and more like Biden most resembles George H. W. Bush: cares most about the inside game of policy and dealmaking, pitch to voters is competence/responsibility rather than charisma/symbolism https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/01/just-dont-boast-how-biden-world-sought-to-ace-the-debt-ceiling-standoff-00099671
    Comparing modern presidents' governing styles, it seems more and more like Biden most resembles George H. W. Bush: cares most about the inside game of policy and dealmaking, pitch to voters is competence/responsibility rather than charisma/symbolism politico.com/news/2023/06/01…
    The view from the top of the hill is different from the back benches; risk is less attractive when you already have power (& a close election next year). McCarthy & Biden were willing to move their positions to reduce uncertainty: no default, no 14th Am. court fight, no shutdown.
    The view from the top of the hill is different from the back benches; risk is less attractive when you already have power (& a close election next year). McCarthy & Biden were willing to move their positions to reduce uncertainty: no default, no 14th Am. court fight, no shutdown.
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    #SCOTUS says it will release more opinions next Thursday, June 8, at 10 am. Still waiting on rulings on use of race in college admissions, student loan debt relief program, voting rights, & others.
    #SCOTUS says it will release more opinions next Thursday, June 8, at 10 am. Still waiting on rulings on use of race in college admissions, student loan debt relief program, voting rights, & others.
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    Candidate recruitment is top of mind for Senate Republicans these days. And while they've notched some wins so far, much remains to be seen. @JessicaTaylor on where the GOP stands in their quest to take back the upper chamber: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-overview/taking-stock-gops-senate-recruitment-wins-and-stops-so-far
    Candidate recruitment is top of mind for Senate Republicans these days. And while they've notched some wins so far, much remains to be seen. @JessicaTaylor on where the GOP stands in their quest to take back the upper chamber: cookpolitical.com/analysis/s…
    A quiet cycle for Idaho House races? Maybe, maybe not: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/idaho-house/2024-house-race-analysis-idaho
    A quiet cycle for Idaho House races? Maybe, maybe not: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    🎉 We have hit 100,000 followers! 📈 Thank you all for the support, stay tuned for more exciting research updates from BAIR!
    🎉 We have hit 100,000 followers! 📈 Thank you all for the support, stay tuned for more exciting research updates from BAIR!
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    RT by @gelliottmorris: It's an interesting piece, but the point I always come down to here (and you've noted this a lot too) is... (1) the generational lean of these voters is ahistorically Dem in absolute numbers (2) the typical shift right observed in polling does not erase the sheer size of the gap
    It's an interesting piece, but the point I always come down to here (and you've noted this a lot too) is... (1) the generational lean of these voters is ahistorically Dem in absolute numbers (2) the typical shift right observed in polling does not erase the sheer size of the gap
    R to @gelliottmorris: deal could technically still fall apart but to people who said we would hit the limit because republicans don’t like spending (paraphrasing) i would say that this is an issue where we should not mistake *polarization* of members with *sorting*
    deal could technically still fall apart but to people who said we would hit the limit because republicans don’t like spending (paraphrasing) i would say that this is an issue where we should not mistake *polarization* of members with *sorting*
    The Biden/McCarthy debt limit bill passes with support of 72% of House members, which IMO is in line w expectations driven by (1) long history of bipartisan deals on debt & (2) public opinion polls that framed this is an important issue that’s separate from discretionary spending
    The Biden/McCarthy debt limit bill passes with support of 72% of House members, which IMO is in line w expectations driven by (1) long history of bipartisan deals on debt & (2) public opinion polls that framed this is an important issue that’s separate from discretionary spending nitter.net/JakeSherman/status/1664080912999497730#m
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    RT by @sciam: Our Season 5 Bonus Episode is out now! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-in-a-street-name-everything/id1590670779?i=1000615253712 Nyswanderweg, a pinky-sized residential street in #Hamburg, #Germany, is easy to miss. Yet it’s a significant monument to an American psychiatrist: Marie Nyswander. #womeninSTEM #psychiatry #podcasts @sciam @prx
    Our Season 5 Bonus Episode is out now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… #Hamburg, #Germany, is easy to miss. Yet it’s a significant monument to an American psychiatrist: Marie Nyswander. #womeninSTEM #psychiatry #podcasts @sciam @prx
    RT by @sciam: Join us for the 2023 Slam on June 21, a free virtual showdown where contestants pitch their science spinoff company to win the Spinoff Prize from Nature Awards & Merck. Don't miss your chance to learn what it takes to compete for €30,000! https://go.nature.com/3OhKzD2
    Join us for the 2023 Slam on June 21, a free virtual showdown where contestants pitch their science spinoff company to win the Spinoff Prize from Nature Awards & Merck. Don't miss your chance to learn what it takes to compete for €30,000! go.nature.com/3OhKzD2
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    RT by @ZoubinGhahrama1: Super exciting work by many at Google to push forward ML models that help with many aspects of the software development process. Not just simple code completion, but fixing compilation errors, suggesting test cases, helping w/ code review comments, and all kinds of other things.
    Super exciting work by many at Google to push forward ML models that help with many aspects of the software development process. Not just simple code completion, but fixing compilation errors, suggesting test cases, helping w/ code review comments, and all kinds of other things. nitter.net/GoogleAI/status/1663965370296705024#m  ( 1 min )
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    Good concept and well-written explainer. Renard with the best score = yeah that seems to work.
    Good concept and well-written explainer. Renard with the best score = yeah that seems to work. nitter.net/StatsBomb/status/1664236336281182210#m
    RT by @Zonal_Marking: There were 151 goals scored from corners in the Premier League this season. A piece on why corners are so important now in the league. https://theathletic.com/4558413/2023/06/01/innovation-and-execution-why-corners-are-so-important-now-in-the-premier-league/
    There were 151 goals scored from corners in the Premier League this season. theathletic.com/4558413/2023…
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    RT by @andrewgwils: Let’s design proteins directly in sequence space with new methods NOS and LaMBO-2! 🏎️ Protein Design with Guided Discrete Diffusion https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.20009 Includes wet-lab evaluation 🧪 1/7
    Let’s design proteins directly in sequence space with new methods NOS and LaMBO-2! 🏎️ arxiv.org/abs/2305.20009 Includes wet-lab evaluation 🧪 1/7  ( 1 min )
    R to @andrewgwils: Many more results, interpretations, and understanding investigations, including the role of architecture, in the paper. I was particularly proud of first author Lily Li, for such a substantive undertaking as her first paper! Code available at: https://github.com/yucenli/bnn-bo 9/9
    Many more results, interpretations, and understanding investigations, including the role of architecture, in the paper. I was particularly proud of first author Lily Li, for such a substantive undertaking as her first paper! Code available at: github.com/yucenli/bnn-bo 9/9  ( 2 min )
    R to @andrewgwils: But the biggest surprise was how well infinite width BNNs do, especially in higher dimensional settings. I-BNNs have appealing features for BayesOpt: non-Euclidean similarity metrics, exact inference, non-stationarity, and are not data hungry, with few hypers to learn. 8/9
    But the biggest surprise was how well infinite width BNNs do, especially in higher dimensional settings. I-BNNs have appealing features for BayesOpt: non-Euclidean similarity metrics, exact inference, non-stationarity, and are not data hungry, with few hypers to learn. 8/9  ( 2 min )
    R to @andrewgwils: And there were many exciting results. HMC is much more reliable than SGHMC, and deep ensembles work surprisingly poorly. Deep kernel learning is competitive with finite BNNs, suggesting that stochastic network parameters are not crucial. And standard GPs hold up pretty well. 7/9
    And there were many exciting results. HMC is much more reliable than SGHMC, and deep ensembles work surprisingly poorly. Deep kernel learning is competitive with finite BNNs, suggesting that stochastic network parameters are not crucial. And standard GPs hold up pretty well. 7/9
    R to @andrewgwils: I really loved this project. We didn’t have a “horse in the race”. Any result would aid our scientific understanding, and indeed I would even have been happy for Matern GPs to dominate! This was really valued when I presented this work earlier at Meta. https://twitter.com/andrewgwils/status/1662828267215233026?s=20 6/9
    I really loved this project. We didn’t have a “horse in the race”. Any result would aid our scientific understanding, and indeed I would even have been happy for Matern GPs to dominate! This was really valued when I presented this work earlier at Meta. nitter.net/andrewgwils/stat… nitter.net/andrewgwils/status/1662828267215233026#m
    R to @andrewgwils: We also consider a range of problems, covering single and multi-objectives, continuous and discrete inputs, varying dimensionality, and non-stationarity. These help us understand the role of representation learning, stochasticity, and non-Euclidean metrics in BayesOpt. 5/9
    We also consider a range of problems, covering single and multi-objectives, continuous and discrete inputs, varying dimensionality, and non-stationarity. These help us understand the role of representation learning, stochasticity, and non-Euclidean metrics in BayesOpt. 5/9
    R to @andrewgwils: We perform an exhaustive study covering many surrogates, including finite-width fully stochastic BNNs with HMC, SGHMC, and deep ensembles, as well as infinite width BNNs, linearized Laplace, deep kernel learning, and standard Matern kernel GPs. 4/9
    We perform an exhaustive study covering many surrogates, including finite-width fully stochastic BNNs with HMC, SGHMC, and deep ensembles, as well as infinite width BNNs, linearized Laplace, deep kernel learning, and standard Matern kernel GPs. 4/9
    R to @andrewgwils: It's not that standard GPs are necessarily best. We just don't really know. This question is particularly timely given recent advances in Bayesian neural nets, and newer acquisition functions that operate on posterior samples, without requiring closed form inference. 3/9
    It's not that standard GPs are necessarily best. We just don't really know. This question is particularly timely given recent advances in Bayesian neural nets, and newer acquisition functions that operate on posterior samples, without requiring closed form inference. 3/9
    R to @andrewgwils: BayesOpt research has largely been focused on the design of acquisition functions, leaving an extremely fundamental design decision relatively unexplored: what should we be using as surrogate models for the objective functions we optimize? GPs are used almost exclusively. 2/9
    BayesOpt research has largely been focused on the design of acquisition functions, leaving an extremely fundamental design decision relatively unexplored: what should we be using as surrogate models for the objective functions we optimize? GPs are used almost exclusively. 2/9
    BayesOpt is a major success story of Bayesian ML. But there's an elephant in the room: should we be considering surrogate models besides GPs? A Study of Bayesian Neural Network Surrogates for Bayesian Optimization: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.20028 w/Lily Li & @timrudner! 1/9
    BayesOpt is a major success story of Bayesian ML. But there's an elephant in the room: should we be considering surrogate models besides GPs? arxiv.org/abs/2305.20028 @timrudner! 1/9
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    I’ve got a cartoon strip in this book, but you should buy it anyway.
    I’ve got a cartoon strip in this book, but you should buy it anyway. nitter.net/maxrushden/status/1664197817357963265#m
    RT by @squires_david: From the world's most popular football podcast, introducing The Football Weekly Book. Out in September and containing all the nonsense jokes, off-the-wall trivia and occasional insightful remarks that you could wish for, it's available to pre-order now⚽ http://guardianbookshop.com/the-football-weekly-book-9781783352906?utm_source=theguardian&utm_medium=audio&utm_campaign=footballweeklybook
    From the world's most popular football podcast, introducing The Football Weekly Book. guardianbookshop.com/the-foo…
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    Nothing has changed.
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    A 314-117 vote with 149 Rs and 165 Ds to lift the debt limit doesn’t exactly scream “we need to take this out of Congress’s hands in the future.” Recent track record of bipartisan dealmaking has been fairly impressive given intense polarization of electorate.
    A 314-117 vote with 149 Rs and 165 Ds to lift the debt limit doesn’t exactly scream “we need to take this out of Congress’s hands in the future.” Recent track record of bipartisan dealmaking has been fairly impressive given intense polarization of electorate.
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    Boiled, smashed, and pan-roasted sunchokes, enriched with butter and thyme, are the perfect side dish for any meal. https://www.seriouseats.com/smashed-sunchokes-with-thyme-butter?taid=6477edab593b3c000180d39e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Boiled, smashed, and pan-roasted sunchokes, enriched with butter and thyme, are the perfect side dish for any meal. seriouseats.com/smashed-sunc…
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    Research briefing: Machine-learning model makes predictions about network biology https://go.nature.com/3oEAW7c
    Research briefing: Machine-learning model makes predictions about network biology go.nature.com/3oEAW7c
    The human brain’s characteristic wrinkles help to drive how it works https://go.nature.com/3C3aMhh
    The human brain’s characteristic wrinkles help to drive how it works go.nature.com/3C3aMhh

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    Search for distant atmosphere off to a rocky start https://go.nature.com/43zSLmx
    Search for distant atmosphere off to a rocky start go.nature.com/43zSLmx
    Nature research paper: The effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries https://go.nature.com/3qebXYB
    Nature research paper: The effects of cash transfers on adult and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries go.nature.com/3qebXYB
    Editorial: Why ideas of ‘planetary boundaries’ must uphold environmental justice https://go.nature.com/3ITjFxR
    Editorial: Why ideas of ‘planetary boundaries’ must uphold environmental justice go.nature.com/3ITjFxR
    A new study in Nature presents a set of measures assessing the impact of humanity on the Earth system, intended to help ensure safety and justice for all living things https://go.nature.com/3N5CeRY
    A new study in Nature presents a set of measures assessing the impact of humanity on the Earth system, intended to help ensure safety and justice for all living things go.nature.com/3N5CeRY
    A tool for optimizing messenger RNA sequence https://go.nature.com/45HbjU2
    A tool for optimizing messenger RNA sequence go.nature.com/45HbjU2
    Nature research paper: Pan-KRAS inhibitor disables oncogenic signalling and tumour growth https://go.nature.com/3N7b7Gn
    Nature research paper: Pan-KRAS inhibitor disables oncogenic signalling and tumour growth go.nature.com/3N7b7Gn
    How a protein differentiates between rare-earth elements https://go.nature.com/3C3Gr2f
    How a protein differentiates between rare-earth elements go.nature.com/3C3Gr2f
    Nature research paper: Safe and just Earth system boundaries https://go.nature.com/3MPpnlM
    Nature research paper: Safe and just Earth system boundaries go.nature.com/3MPpnlM
    Research briefing: Cash-transfer programmes reduce mortality in low- and middle-income countries https://go.nature.com/3MJpqPP
    Research briefing: Cash-transfer programmes reduce mortality in low- and middle-income countries go.nature.com/3MJpqPP
    Research briefing: The geometry of the human brain shapes its function https://go.nature.com/3MFmqE9
    Research briefing: The geometry of the human brain shapes its function go.nature.com/3MFmqE9
    AI intensifies fight against ‘paper mills’ that churn out fake research https://go.nature.com/45B6n2T
    AI intensifies fight against ‘paper mills’ that churn out fake research go.nature.com/45B6n2T
    "Sure, Amazon had same-day delivery, but how could it compete with a company that delivered what you wanted before the thought had even entered your head?" Read more in this sci-fi short story by Andrew Kozma https://go.nature.com/3NeE17z
    "Sure, Amazon had same-day delivery, but how could it compete with a company that delivered what you wanted before the thought had even entered your head?" go.nature.com/3NeE17z
    RT by @Nature: Drop everything and read this climate piece from Cynthia Houniuhi of @pisfcc. From 27 law students in a classroom to a case before the world's highest court: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01751-1
    Drop everything and read this climate piece from Cynthia Houniuhi of @pisfcc. From 27 law students in a classroom to a case before the world's highest court: nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    RT by @Nature: Chemists have invented ways to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in the cores of molecules. “Almost magical that these changes are now possible”, Richmond Sarpong (@SarpongGroup) tells @markpeplow | @Nature 🧵on skeletal editing & why it's exciting https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01735-1
    Chemists have invented ways to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in the cores of molecules. “Almost magical that these changes are now possible”, Richmond Sarpong (@SarpongGroup) tells @markpeplow | @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    Surgical wonders and dodgy medical ethics: the Hunterian Museum reopens https://go.nature.com/42c4NBv
    Surgical wonders and dodgy medical ethics: the Hunterian Museum reopens go.nature.com/42c4NBv
    In India, children under-16 returning to school this month will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements, or sources of energy https://go.nature.com/3oB7HlH
    In India, children under-16 returning to school this month will no longer be taught about evolution, the periodic table of elements, or sources of energy go.nature.com/3oB7HlH
    An explosion of skeletal editing methods to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in molecular backbones could boost drug discovery. “It’s almost magical that these changes are now possible” says Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley https://go.nature.com/3INGTFF
    An explosion of skeletal editing methods to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in molecular backbones could boost drug discovery. “It’s almost magical that these changes are now possible” says Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley go.nature.com/3INGTFF
    Cultural and heritage researcher Arianna Traviglia uses robotic technology to painstakingly reconstruct 2,000-year-old mural paintings in Pompeii https://go.nature.com/3WWBTVf
    Cultural and heritage researcher Arianna Traviglia uses robotic technology to painstakingly reconstruct 2,000-year-old mural paintings in Pompeii go.nature.com/3WWBTVf
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: George Hall at 76 playing a 93 year old Indiana Jones set in 1992. Harrison Ford at 80 playing a 70 year old Indy set in 1969.
    George Hall at 76 playing a 93 year old Indiana Jones set in 1992. Harrison Ford at 80 playing a 70 year old Indy set in 1969.
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    Vicious attacks on women often accompany economic upheavals https://trib.al/UEaJ1O2
    Vicious attacks on women often accompany economic upheavals trib.al/UEaJ1O2
    A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California https://trib.al/o9JqxP6
    A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California trib.al/o9JqxP6
    A robotic finger's supersensitive touches could probe inside body parts and circuits https://trib.al/IdH7J8J
    A robotic finger's supersensitive touches could probe inside body parts and circuits trib.al/IdH7J8J
    Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. https://trib.al/LzmUuIh
    Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. trib.al/LzmUuIh
    The emerging field of synthetic morphology bends boundaries between natural and artificial life https://trib.al/2ezLsJU
    The emerging field of synthetic morphology bends boundaries between natural and artificial life trib.al/2ezLsJU
    RT by @sciam: Our Season 5 BONUS EPISODE drops tomorrow! We're asking a question that *we promise* has to do with #WomenInSTEM: How do German streets get their names? Listen wherever you get your #podcasts. And in the meantime, catch up on Season 5: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-women-of-science/id1590670779 @prx @sciam
    Our Season 5 BONUS EPISODE drops tomorrow! #WomenInSTEM: How do German streets get their names? #podcasts. And in the meantime, catch up on Season 5: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… @prx @sciam
    With climate change, today’s hot summers will be among the coolest of the rest of our lives. Understanding record-breaking heat waves on 🎧 Science, Quickly, with 🎙️ @AndreaTWeather and @kelso_harper Listen now on @spotifypodcasts 🔗 https://bit.ly/3WsAeX5
    With climate change, today’s hot summers will be among the coolest of the rest of our lives. @AndreaTWeather and @kelso_harper @spotifypodcasts 🔗 bit.ly/3WsAeX5
    The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases https://trib.al/Dd0r6bv
    The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases trib.al/Dd0r6bv
    RT by @sciam: Chien-shiung Wu, born on this day in 1912, devised an experiment that demonstrated entanglement & toppled the principle of parity & tops a list of women who should have gotten a Nobel but didn't https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-little-known-origin-story-behind-the-2022-nobel-prize-in-physics/ via @sciam
    Chien-shiung Wu, born on this day in 1912, devised an experiment that demonstrated entanglement & toppled the principle of parity & tops a list of women who should have gotten a Nobel but didn't scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
    Allergies on the rise, the political power of dried plants, your brain on music, and more books out this month https://trib.al/06EaIbA
    Allergies on the rise, the political power of dried plants, your brain on music, and more books out this month trib.al/06EaIbA
    RT by @sciam: "We are talking about birds that weighed as much as a sports car, birds who were the top predators of their day—prowling the jungle and devouring animals the size of small horses—birds so gargantuan that you could mistake them for an airplane." https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/this-massive-scientific-discovery-sat-hidden-in-a-museum-drawer-for-decades/ on @sciam
    "We are talking about birds that weighed as much as a sports car, birds who were the top predators of their day—prowling the jungle and devouring animals the size of small horses—birds so gargantuan that you could mistake them for an airplane." scientificamerican.com/podca… on @sciam
    As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms https://trib.al/VpDrViI
    As more researchers document the potential harms of social media use, especially for youngsters, both Republicans and Democrats are pushing legislation to rein in platforms trib.al/VpDrViI
    Frontotemporal dementia can release the creative potential of the brain's visual areas https://trib.al/af30dht
    Frontotemporal dementia can release the creative potential of the brain's visual areas trib.al/af30dht
    Rising temperatures could increase global inflation by as much as 1 percent every year until 2035 https://trib.al/cr5xbBC
    Rising temperatures could increase global inflation by as much as 1 percent every year until 2035 trib.al/cr5xbBC
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    Nonfarm payroll employment up in 40 states from April 2022 to April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfarm-payroll-employment-up-in-40-states-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Nonfarm payroll employment up in 40 states from April 2022 to April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfar… #BLSdata
    Nonfarm payroll employment up in 40 states from April 2022 to April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfarm-payroll-employment-up-in-40-states-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Nonfarm payroll employment up in 40 states from April 2022 to April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/nonfar… #BLSdata
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new metro area #employment and #unemployment data https://www.bls.gov/charts/metro-area-employment-and-unemployment/ #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new metro area #employment and #unemployment data bls.gov/charts/metro-area-em… #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new job openings and labor turnover numbers https://www.bls.gov/charts/job-openings-and-labor-turnover/ #JOLTS #BLSdata #DataViz
    See our interactive graphics on today’s new job openings and labor turnover numbers bls.gov/charts/job-openings-… #JOLTS #BLSdata #DataViz
    April jobless rates down over the year in 252 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 76 https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm #BLSdata
    April jobless rates down over the year in 252 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 76 bls.gov/news.release/metro.n… #BLSdata
    April job openings edge up; total separations and layoffs and discharges decrease https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm #JOLTS #BLSdata
    April job openings edge up; total separations and layoffs and discharges decrease bls.gov/news.release/jolts.n… #JOLTS #BLSdata
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    From an array of fruity popsicles to DIY Fudgsicles and pudding pops, these icy treats will take you back to the good ol' days. https://www.seriouseats.com/popsicle-recipes?taid=6477d193593b3c0001b87432&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    From an array of fruity popsicles to DIY Fudgsicles and pudding pops, these icy treats will take you back to the good ol' days. seriouseats.com/popsicle-rec…
    Our version of Cuban ropa vieja eliminates the two-pot approach, for better beefy flavor and more efficient prep. https://www.seriouseats.com/ropa-vieja-cuban-latin-american-beef-stew-recipe?taid=6477c387593b3c0001b29b9f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Our version of Cuban ropa vieja eliminates the two-pot approach, for better beefy flavor and more efficient prep. seriouseats.com/ropa-vieja-c…
    Ready in just an hour, this chicken cacciatore has all the flavor and depth of a slow-cooked recipe. https://www.seriouseats.com/chicken-cacciatore-red-peppers-recipe?taid=6477b5906859090001c42630&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Ready in just an hour, this chicken cacciatore has all the flavor and depth of a slow-cooked recipe. seriouseats.com/chicken-cacc…
    By the time the stalks are tender, the stock and butter reduce and emulsify into a rich sauce. https://www.seriouseats.com/braised-asparagus-recipe?taid=647799696859090001c41d44&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    By the time the stalks are tender, the stock and butter reduce and emulsify into a rich sauce. seriouseats.com/braised-aspa…
    Creamed shishitos are perfect as a stand-alone side dish, a pizza topping, a taco filling, and so much more. https://www.seriouseats.com/creamed-shishitos?taid=64778b71593b3c0001b285d9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Creamed shishitos are perfect as a stand-alone side dish, a pizza topping, a taco filling, and so much more. seriouseats.com/creamed-shis…
    A primer on how wheat protein enhances doughs, batters, and baked goods of all kinds—and what "gluten-free" actually means. https://www.seriouseats.com/what-is-gluten-free-bread-dough-pasta?taid=64777d3fbe2e4a000199c4d0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A primer on how wheat protein enhances doughs, batters, and baked goods of all kinds—and what "gluten-free" actually means. seriouseats.com/what-is-glut…
    Double up on mushroom flavor with sliced fresh mushrooms and a rich mushroom duxelles, made with shallots, thyme, and cognac. https://www.seriouseats.com/mushroom-duxelles-truffle-pizza-recipe?taid=64776114f7bfd60001650f6d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Double up on mushroom flavor with sliced fresh mushrooms and a rich mushroom duxelles, made with shallots, thyme, and cognac. seriouseats.com/mushroom-dux…
    This creamy, homemade macaroni and cheese has fewer ingredients than the boxed version, and comes together in the same amount of time. https://www.seriouseats.com/ingredient-stovetop-mac-and-cheese-recipe?taid=64775309be2e4a000199b41a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This creamy, homemade macaroni and cheese has fewer ingredients than the boxed version, and comes together in the same amount of time. seriouseats.com/ingredient-s…
    With nothing more than a pan and some butter, garlic, and herbs, you can make an astoundingly delicious rack of lamb. Here's how. https://www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-rack-of-lamb?taid=64769c243e63f90001089138&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    With nothing more than a pan and some butter, garlic, and herbs, you can make an astoundingly delicious rack of lamb. Here's how. seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-…
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    Max always tweets a year or two ahead of schedule.
    Max always tweets a year or two ahead of schedule. nitter.net/mraginsky/status/1556318610439942144#m
    R to @beenwrekt: Of course, they have since scrubbed their webpage of any mention of FTX. I wonder why? https://neurips2022.mlsafety.org/terms-and-conditions
    Of course, they have since scrubbed their webpage of any mention of FTX. I wonder why? neurips2022.mlsafety.org/ter…
    R to @beenwrekt: The same people who wrote that open letter ran a workshop sponsored by FTX at Neurips. They offered 100K in paper awards! https://web.archive.org/web/20220817083055/https://neurips2022.mlsafety.org/terms-and-conditions
    The same people who wrote that open letter ran a workshop sponsored by FTX at Neurips. They offered 100K in paper awards! web.archive.org/web/20220817…
    Are we going to memoryhole that one of the biggest funders of AI-risk nonsense was the FTX Future Fund?
    Are we going to memoryhole that one of the biggest funders of AI-risk nonsense was the FTX Future Fund?
    This Yale Professor used his "expertise" to argue for mandatory masking of 2-year-olds. Now he wants you to trust him about his newfound expertise in AI. How about, no.
    This Yale Professor used his "expertise" to argue for mandatory masking of 2-year-olds. Now he wants you to trust him about his newfound expertise in AI. How about, no. nitter.net/Jabaluck/status/1663744727664013316#m
    I’ve been waiting on these notes on causal inference by @pengding00 like an album from a favorite band. Can’t wait to read them. https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.18793
    I’ve been waiting on these notes on causal inference by @pengding00 like an album from a favorite band. Can’t wait to read them. arxiv.org/abs/2305.18793
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    Sevilla 1-1 Roma (won 4-1 on pens) Sevilla have now won every single major European final they've contested, all in the UEFA Cup and Europa League Incredibly, Spanish teams have now won the last 18 major European finals in which they have faced a non-Spanish opponent
    Sevilla 1-1 Roma (won 4-1 on pens) Sevilla have now won every single major European final they've contested, all in the UEFA Cup and Europa League Incredibly, Spanish teams have now won the last 18 major European finals in which they have faced a non-Spanish opponent
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Memorial Day is the first benchmark of the MLB season, so who is in a position to rise to the occasion before the end of the season? We can’t tell you exactly what will happen, but we can tell you what should happen if teams play to their expected form. https://theanalyst.com/na/2023/05/mlb-playoff-predictions-memorial-day-projected-baseball-standings/
    Memorial Day is the first benchmark of the MLB season, so who is in a position to rise to the occasion before the end of the season? theanalyst.com/na/2023/05/ml…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: José Mourinho’s AS Roma take on Sevilla tonight in the UEFA Europa League final! Mourinho has never lost a European final and the last time a Mourinho side conceded in a European final was 20 years ago! @ASRomaEN
    José Mourinho’s AS Roma take on Sevilla tonight in the UEFA Europa League final! @ASRomaEN nitter.net/OptaAnalyst/status/1663866439093166082#m
    Erik ten Hag after Marcus Rashford reached 30 goals for the season: “I think Marcus is capable of scoring 40 goals in a season. For him, that’s the next step.” So, can he be a 40-goal forward for Manchester United? @alitweedale takes a look... https://theanalyst.com/2023/05/can-marcus-rashford-be-a-40-goal-manchester-united-forward/
    Erik ten Hag after Marcus Rashford reached 30 goals for the season: “I think Marcus is capable of scoring 40 goals in a season. For him, that’s the next step.” @alitweedale takes a look... theanalyst.com/2023/05/can-m…
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    Our 2022-23 Bundesliga Team of the Season has been decided...but how many of these players will still be at their clubs for next season? Bellingham ✈️ Kolo Muani 🔥 Guerreiro 🆓 Nkunku 🔵 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/bundesliga-team-of-the-season-optafranz-2022-23/
    Our 2022-23 Bundesliga Team of the Season has been decided...but how many of these players will still be at their clubs for next season? theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/bu…
    French Open Predictions Nadal absent. Medvedev out. Seeds tumbling. Who does our supercomputer think wins Roland-Garros 2023? It simulated the tournament 10,000 times to find out: @OptaAce | #RolandGarros | #RolandGarros2023 https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/french-open-2023-predictions/
    French Open Predictions @OptaAce | #RolandGarros | #RolandGarros2023 theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/fr…
    Would David Raya be an ideal candidate to replace David de Gea as Manchester United's number one? #MUFC https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/david-de-gea-man-utd-replacements-costa-raya/
    Would David Raya be an ideal candidate to replace David de Gea as Manchester United's number one? #MUFC theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/da…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐒: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 🇩🇪 With the curtain fully closed on the campaign, our German football data experts at @OptaFranz have picked their Bundesliga best XI for 2022-23 based on the data. Here is the team & coach to lead them. ⬇️
    𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐒: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 🇩🇪 @OptaFranz have picked their Bundesliga best XI for 2022-23 based on the data. Here is the team & coach to lead them. ⬇️
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Which manager has won the most major European club titles? 🏆 Well, José Mourinho can break the record tonight in the UEFA Europa League final... #SEVROM | #UELfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/which-manager-has-won-the-most-european-titles/
    Which manager has won the most major European club titles? 🏆 #SEVROM | #UELfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/wh…
    Jose Mourinho will lead Roma in another European final tonight, as they face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final. Can he become the most decorated manager in European competition history? @AaronBartonUK looks at his final record. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/jose-mourinho-in-european-finals/
    Jose Mourinho will lead Roma in another European final tonight, as they face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final. @AaronBartonUK looks at his final record. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/jo…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Organised Chaos 🇪🇸 @robbiejdunne looks at how José Luis Mendilibar changed Sevilla's playing style to take them to the cusp of yet another European trophy: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/mendilibar-sevilla-europa-league-final/
    Organised Chaos 🇪🇸 @robbiejdunne looks at how José Luis Mendilibar changed Sevilla's playing style to take them to the cusp of yet another European trophy: theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/me…
    Sevilla under José Luis Mendilibar: Back. To. Basics. #EuropaLeague
    Sevilla under José Luis Mendilibar: #EuropaLeague
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: The 2022-23 UEFA Europa League champions will be...
    The 2022-23 UEFA Europa League champions will be...
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Sevilla vs Roma: Opta Preview 🏆 We look ahead to the 2023 UEFA Europa League final at Budapest’s Puskás Aréna with our Sevilla vs Roma prediction and stats preview. Who will lift the trophy? #SEVROM #UELfinal https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/sevilla-vs-roma-prediction-europa-league-final/
    Sevilla vs Roma: Opta Preview 🏆 #SEVROM #UELfinal theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/se…
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    R to @gelliottmorris: maybe it's an outlier and justice is _only_ up 10 instead of 20
    maybe it's an outlier and justice is _only_ up 10 instead of 20
    only one poll, but 👀 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4026468-justice-tops-manchin-by-22-points-in-new-poll-on-senate-race/
    only one poll, but 👀 thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
    Vote No, Hope Yes is the second dimension to DW-nominate
    Vote No, Hope Yes is the second dimension to DW-nominate nitter.net/MattGlassman312/status/1663955328373858306#m
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    Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured NIH to suspend a research grant to a U.S. group studying bat coronaviruses with partners in China, the agency has restarted the award. https://scim.ag/2PE
    Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured NIH to suspend a research grant to a U.S. group studying bat coronaviruses with partners in China, the agency has restarted the award. scim.ag/2PE
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. https://scim.ag/2PA
    It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. scim.ag/2PA
    RT by @NewsfromScience: Sea otters eat on the go by cracking open mussels, sea urchins, and abalone with rocks, using their furry chests as anvils. On #WorldOtterDay, learn how marine biologists can pick out otter "utensils" from other rocks. https://scim.ag/2Pw
    Sea otters eat on the go by cracking open mussels, sea urchins, and abalone with rocks, using their furry chests as anvils. #WorldOtterDay, learn how marine biologists can pick out otter "utensils" from other rocks. scim.ag/2Pw
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems, according new research. https://scim.ag/2Pv
    Removing trash from the ocean may not be as harmless as it seems, according new research. scim.ag/2Pv
    New evidence suggests much of University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias’s thesis was copied from other sources. https://scim.ag/2Pj
    New evidence suggests much of University of Rochester physicist Ranga Dias’s thesis was copied from other sources. scim.ag/2Pj
    When sea otters dig for clams in seagrass meadows, they leave a pockmarked “moonscape” in their wake. But this rough treatment may be doing the otherwise lush meadows a reproductive favor. #WorldOtterDay https://scim.ag/2Pe
    When sea otters dig for clams in seagrass meadows, they leave a pockmarked “moonscape” in their wake. #WorldOtterDay scim.ag/2Pe
    Aided by hundreds of newly sequenced genomes and an extensive database of dog DNA, researchers were able to glean details about Balto’s size, appearance, and stamina not captured in historical photos of the famed canine. https://scim.ag/2Pc
    Aided by hundreds of newly sequenced genomes and an extensive database of dog DNA, researchers were able to glean details about Balto’s size, appearance, and stamina not captured in historical photos of the famed canine. scim.ag/2Pc
    Scientists are racing to gain insights into the Mekong River’s disappearing giants—and how to save them. https://scim.ag/2P7
    Scientists are racing to gain insights into the Mekong River’s disappearing giants—and how to save them. scim.ag/2P7
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. https://scim.ag/2P2
    The first 45 words uttered by a police officer during the traffic stop of a Black driver can predict whether the interaction will escalate. scim.ag/2P2
    Scientists have reconstructed the oral microbiomes from dozens of ancient humans, revealing previously undiscovered genes. https://scim.ag/2P0
    Scientists have reconstructed the oral microbiomes from dozens of ancient humans, revealing previously undiscovered genes. scim.ag/2P0
    Human DNA accidentally collected by scientists studying animals, plants, or microbes can reveal private information, raising ethical concerns for many researchers. https://scim.ag/2OY
    Human DNA accidentally collected by scientists studying animals, plants, or microbes can reveal private information, raising ethical concerns for many researchers. scim.ag/2OY
    Orchids can make fake pollen to tempt bees and other pollinators. But this pseudopollen isn’t just an alluring counterfeit, scientists have shown: It’s as nutritious as the real thing. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2OW
    Orchids can make fake pollen to tempt bees and other pollinators. But this pseudopollen isn’t just an alluring counterfeit, scientists have shown: It’s as nutritious as the real thing. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2OW
    The NIH says it has brought more than 200 tardy investigators into compliance since July 2022. https://scim.ag/2OV
    The NIH says it has brought more than 200 tardy investigators into compliance since July 2022. scim.ag/2OV
    “Cool as a cucumber” might be better phrased as “cool as a mushroom.” https://scim.ag/2OT
    “Cool as a cucumber” might be better phrased as “cool as a mushroom.” scim.ag/2OT
    Researchers have discovered a new chemical that selectively kills harmful nematodes with a much lower risk of toxicity to humans and other creatures. https://scim.ag/2OR
    Researchers have discovered a new chemical that selectively kills harmful nematodes with a much lower risk of toxicity to humans and other creatures. scim.ag/2OR
    “Even with the genome of a single individual, you can learn a lot.” https://scim.ag/2OQ
    “Even with the genome of a single individual, you can learn a lot.” scim.ag/2OQ
    Every year, farmers fertilize their crops with nitrogen and phosphorus. And every year some of that fertilizer makes its way into ponds and lakes. But according to a new study, there may be a relatively simple way to close the loop on this leaky system. https://scim.ag/2OO
    Every year, farmers fertilize their crops with nitrogen and phosphorus. And every year some of that fertilizer makes its way into ponds and lakes. scim.ag/2OO
    The finding may explain how a person’s brain could replay conscious memories even after the heart has stopped. https://scim.ag/2OM
    The finding may explain how a person’s brain could replay conscious memories even after the heart has stopped. scim.ag/2OM
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    Narcis Pelach has left @htafc after three years to become first-team coach @NorwichCityFC The Spaniard joined the Terriers in August 2020 under Carlos Corberán & stayed no assist Danny Schofield, Mark Fotheringham and Neil Warnock. #NCFC #HTAFC https://trainingground.guru/bulletin-board
    Narcis Pelach has left @htafc after three years to become first-team coach @NorwichCityFC #NCFC #HTAFC trainingground.guru/bulletin…
    Joe Roach is leaving @afcbournemouth Academy after 20 years’ service. First joined in 2001, having been Head of Coaching for Army FA. Back then he headed up a Centre of Excellence with “a couple of office staff & a small team of part-time coaches.” https://trainingground.guru/articles/roach-leaves-bournemouth-academy-after-20-years-service
    Joe Roach is leaving @afcbournemouth Academy after 20 years’ service. trainingground.guru/articles…
    Parking the bus 🚌 👏🏼👏🏼🤣🤣
    Parking the bus 🚌 nitter.net/kristofterreur/status/1663995983733112833#m
    “We've taken the attitude that if you have to do a team talk on the Saturday then it's too late. These guys don't need to be motivated, they're self-motivated. If they're not self-motivated then they don't make the team.” Steve Hansen @AllBlacks https://trainingground.guru/articles/why-the-all-blacks-ditched-pre-match-team-talks
    “We've taken the attitude that if you have to do a team talk on the Saturday then it's too late. These guys don't need to be motivated, they're self-motivated. If they're not self-motivated then they don't make the team.” @AllBlacks trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/GAAcoachquotes/status/1663918331680751621#m
    RT by @ground_guru: “Speeches are overrated. The training and the preparation are where it’s at.” Enda McNulty. #GAA #coach #quotes #Armagh #leadership @TheGAAHour @Enda_McNulty @NiallMcintyre
    “Speeches are overrated. The training and the preparation are where it’s at.” #GAA #coach #quotes #Armagh #leadership @TheGAAHour @Enda_McNulty @NiallMcintyre
    R to @ground_guru: Buy tickets here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/597625934257
    Buy tickets here eventbrite.com/e/59762593425…
    RT by @ground_guru: Don't miss out 👇
    Don't miss out 👇 nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663872638744240131#m
    RT by @ground_guru: A fantastic line up, really excited to present during this webinar ⚽️
    A fantastic line up, really excited to present during this webinar ⚽️ nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663850510804303877#m
    RT by @ground_guru: 🎟️ Don't worry if you can't make it on the day - ticket holders get a 7-day recording More details via link below Youth Development Webinar | June 6th https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    🎟️ Don't worry if you can't make it on the day - ticket holders get a 7-day recording trainingground.guru/articles… nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663853128926613509#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Absolutely spot on 👏 Could easily have won player of the season #AVFC
    Absolutely spot on 👏 #AVFC nitter.net/lmechegaray/status/1663859860138520577#m
    RT by @ground_guru: Here's the full schedule for Tuesday's Youth Development Webinar. Come and join us! More details via the link below. 🔗 https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    Here's the full schedule for Tuesday's Youth Development Webinar. trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Youth Development Webinar, June 6: 💪 Athletic: @DeasunO 📊 Analytics: @mathlacome 🫂 Leadership: Andy Goldie/Hannah Dingley/@LaLigaEN 🔎 Scouting: Benjamin Balkin 🧠 Neuroscience: @perrywalters10 📹 Video: Tom Hocking ⚽️ Coaching: @jackbraz29 https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    Youth Development Webinar, June 6: @DeasunO @mathlacome @LaLigaEN @perrywalters10 @jackbraz29 trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: ▶️ Tom Hocking ~ Video analysis @WolvesAcademy ▶️ Carlos Casal Lopez ~ @LaLigaEN 10-year plan for Academies https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    ▶️ Tom Hocking ~ Video analysis @WolvesAcademy @LaLigaEN 10-year plan for Academies trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: ✨ Stellar line-up for Tuesday's Youth Development Webinar ▶️ @DeasunO @SetantaCollege ~ Physically developing player & person ▶️ Hannah Dingley ~ Another way @FGRFC_Official ▶️ @mathlacome ~ Using data to aid player development @ParmaCalcio_en 1/3 https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    ✨ Stellar line-up for Tuesday's Youth Development Webinar @DeasunO @SetantaCollege ~ Physically developing player & person @FGRFC_Official @mathlacome ~ Using data to aid player development @ParmaCalcio_en trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 Our Youth Development Webinar is on Tuesday! Great response, with attendees signed up from dozens of clubs/ federations around the world, from Iceland to to Indonesia to Ireland to Italy Click the link to find out more/ buy your ticket https://trainingground.guru/articles/youth-development-2023-webinar
    🚨 Our Youth Development Webinar is on Tuesday! trainingground.guru/articles…
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    Scientists untangle how a compound found in many fruits and vegetables supports macrophages’ ability to clear out debris and apoptotic cells—a finding that may inform interventions for conditions involving impaired #efferocytosis. @SciSignal https://scim.ag/2PC
    Scientists untangle how a compound found in many fruits and vegetables supports macrophages’ ability to clear out debris and apoptotic cells—a finding that may inform interventions for conditions involving impaired #efferocytosis. @SciSignal scim.ag/2PC
    Several mammal species live in cold-water environments thanks to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm? A 2021 Science study found an answer: skeletal muscle thermogenesis. https://scim.ag/2Pz #WorldOtterDay
    Several mammal species live in cold-water environments thanks to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm? scim.ag/2Pz #WorldOtterDay
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Sea otters eat on the go by cracking open mussels, sea urchins, and abalone with rocks, using their furry chests as anvils. On #WorldOtterDay, learn how marine biologists can pick out otter "utensils" from other rocks. https://scim.ag/2Pw
    Sea otters eat on the go by cracking open mussels, sea urchins, and abalone with rocks, using their furry chests as anvils. #WorldOtterDay, learn how marine biologists can pick out otter "utensils" from other rocks. scim.ag/2Pw
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: New research highlights the intrinsic plasticity of nanolaminate grains and their critical role in improving the strength and tensile ductility of structural metallic materials. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: https://scim.ag/2Pr
    New research highlights the intrinsic plasticity of nanolaminate grains and their critical role in improving the strength and tensile ductility of structural metallic materials. scim.ag/2Pr
    Scientists have devised a combination treatment for glioblastoma that can eradicate this deadly brain cancer in mice—and that proved safe in people with glioblastoma. https://scim.ag/2Pp @ScienceTM
    Scientists have devised a combination treatment for glioblastoma that can eradicate this deadly brain cancer in mice—and that proved safe in people with glioblastoma. scim.ag/2Pp @ScienceTM
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: This week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine has arrived! A gene transfer therapy tested in mice shows promise for treating immune disorders, new research identifies a long-sought link between blood and bone in beta thalassemia, and more. https://scim.ag/2Pm
    This week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine has arrived! scim.ag/2Pm
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: Congratulations to @PulsarGirl, @DuncanLorimer, and @MatthewBailes! Their groundbreaking discovery of the first fast radio burst (#FRB) was reported in a @ScienceMagazine paper in 2007, which launched an entire field of astronomy. It's free to read: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1147532
    Congratulations to @PulsarGirl, @DuncanLorimer, and @MatthewBailes! #FRB) was reported in a @ScienceMagazine paper in 2007, which launched an entire field of astronomy. It's free to read: science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… nitter.net/ShawPrize/status/1663443876844306432#m
    "Concealing my struggles … hampered my ability to be my true self in the lab." https://scim.ag/2Pd #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth @ScienceCareers
    "Concealing my struggles … hampered my ability to be my true self in the lab." scim.ag/2Pd #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth @ScienceCareers
    Recent work on modular reconfiguration of #DNAorigami assemblies could be used to inform the development of molecular robots. Learn more in @SciRobotics: https://scim.ag/2P8
    Recent work on modular reconfiguration of #DNAorigami assemblies could be used to inform the development of molecular robots. @SciRobotics: scim.ag/2P8
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. 📄: https://scim.ag/2P5 #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2P6
    Soil microbiota transplanted from more stressful environmental conditions, such as drought or excessive heat or cold, can enhance tree tolerance to changing climates, researchers report in Science. scim.ag/2P5 #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2P6
    Do you know the story of aluminum? A new book Soil to Foil "masterfully traces" the expansive history of this abundant metal, argues a new @SciMagBooks review. Read more: https://scim.ag/2OZ
    Do you know the story of aluminum? @SciMagBooks review. Read more: scim.ag/2OZ
    Researchers are closing in on the long-sought goal of creating high-yielding hybrid crops that can be propagated indefinitely, without sex. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: https://scim.ag/2OX @ScienceVisuals
    Researchers are closing in on the long-sought goal of creating high-yielding hybrid crops that can be propagated indefinitely, without sex. @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/2OX @ScienceVisuals
    Beer by-product was used to prepare canvasses for Danish Golden Age painters, a new study in @ScienceAdvances finds. https://scim.ag/2OU
    Beer by-product was used to prepare canvasses for Danish Golden Age painters, a new study in @ScienceAdvances finds. scim.ag/2OU
    Researchers have conducted a novel analysis of French Canadian ancestry in Quebec, Canada, since the 17th Century. https://scim.ag/2OS
    Researchers have conducted a novel analysis of French Canadian ancestry in Quebec, Canada, since the 17th Century. scim.ag/2OS
    Anti-PD-L1 therapy may have limited success in certain cancers because it unleashes the immunosuppressive capacity of regulatory T cells, a new @SciImmunology study finds in mice. https://scim.ag/2OP
    Anti-PD-L1 therapy may have limited success in certain cancers because it unleashes the immunosuppressive capacity of regulatory T cells, a new @SciImmunology study finds in mice. scim.ag/2OP
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 sits down with @epennisi to talk tongues: Who has them, who doesn’t, and all their amazing elaborations. 🎧 Listen to this segment and more: https://scim.ag/2ON
    On the latest #SciencePodcast🎙️, @boron110 sits down with @epennisi to talk tongues: Who has them, who doesn’t, and all their amazing elaborations. scim.ag/2ON
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    Roma 2023 behaving like Porto 2003 here. Funny, that.
    Roma 2023 behaving like Porto 2003 here. Funny, that.
    R to @Zonal_Marking: think the most relevant thing is that Le Tissier has missed out because only seven defenders have been selected - and with England in and none of the midfielders known for playing at the back, it increases the chances of Daly being needed in defence again at some point.
    think the most relevant thing is that Le Tissier has missed out because only seven defenders have been selected - and with England in and none of the midfielders known for playing at the back, it increases the chances of Daly being needed in defence again at some point.
    RT by @Zonal_Marking: Earps, Hampton, Roebuck, Bright, Bronze, Carter, Charles, Greenwood, Morgan, Wubben-Moy, Coombs, Nobbs, Stanway, Toone, Walsh, Zelem, James, Kelly, Hemp, Robinson, Daly, England, Russo. A guide to Sarina Wiegman's 23-player squad for the World Cup: https://theathletic.com/4563187/2023/05/31/england-womens-world-cup-2023-squad-analysed/
    Earps, Hampton, Roebuck, Bright, Bronze, Carter, Charles, Greenwood, Morgan, Wubben-Moy, Coombs, Nobbs, Stanway, Toone, Walsh, Zelem, James, Kelly, Hemp, Robinson, Daly, England, Russo. A guide to Sarina Wiegman's 23-player squad for the World Cup: theathletic.com/4563187/2023…
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    is the word " Poop" a slur? The ansuwer, is looking more and more like Yes
    is the word " Poop" a slur? The ansuwer, is looking more and more like Yes
    boys nows the time to obtain one of thse and learn how to use it. shits about to get cuccoo for cocoa puffs .
    boys nows the time to obtain one of thse and learn how to use it. shits about to get cuccoo for cocoa puffs .
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    RT by @tetraduzione: 🥳 Congrats to all of the awardees 👇
    🥳 Congrats to all of the awardees 👇 nitter.net/IJCAIconf/status/1663988380546236416#m
    RT by @tetraduzione: We show that Transformers' successes are heavily linked to having seen significant portions of the required computation graph during training! This revelation, where models reduce multi-step reasoning into subgraph matching, raises questions about sparks of AGI claims 🦄
    We show that Transformers' successes are heavily linked to having seen significant portions of the required computation graph during training! This revelation, where models reduce multi-step reasoning into subgraph matching, raises questions about sparks of AGI claims 🦄
    RT by @tetraduzione: 🚀📢 GPT models have blown our minds with their astonishing capabilities. But, do they truly acquire the ability to perform reasoning tasks that humans find easy to execute? NO⛔️ We investigate the limits of Transformers *empirically* and *theoretically* on compositional tasks🔥
    🚀📢 GPT models have blown our minds with their astonishing capabilities. But, do they truly acquire the ability to perform reasoning tasks that humans find easy to execute? NO⛔️ We investigate the limits of Transformers *empirically* and *theoretically* on compositional tasks🔥
    RT by @tetraduzione: Re-upping in the light of recent discussion of AI "existential risk" -- six months ago I wrote a short article for Quanta magazine called "What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?" https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-does-it-mean-to-align-ai-with-human-values-20221213/
    Re-upping in the light of recent discussion of AI "existential risk" -- six months ago I wrote a short article for Quanta magazine called "What Does It Mean to Align AI With Human Values?" quantamagazine.org/what-does…
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    this is what you get without an HOA
    this is what you get without an HOA
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    RT by @SwissRamble: Talking of Peel sessions Dave Strickson has put together an online archive of over a thousand Peel sessions with links to YouTube clips for them all. https://davestrickson.blogspot.com/2020/05/john-peel-sessions.html
    Talking of Peel sessions Dave Strickson has put together an online archive of over a thousand Peel sessions with links to YouTube clips for them all. davestrickson.blogspot.com/2…
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of Sampdoria’s finances following last night’s takeover announcement #Sampdoria #Samp #ForzaDoria #LUFC
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of Sampdoria’s finances following last night’s takeover announcement #Sampdoria #Samp #ForzaDoria #LUFC nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1663802807277723648#m
    Financial comparison of this evening's UEFA Europa League finalists. It's a pretty close game on paper with Roma holding a small advantage over Sevilla #ASRoma #SevillaFC
    Financial comparison of this evening's UEFA Europa League finalists. It's a pretty close game on paper with Roma holding a small advantage over Sevilla #ASRoma #SevillaFC
    RT by @SwissRamble: It looks like the takeover of Sampdoria by Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has just about got over the line after the club announced an agreement last night. But what are the financial issues facing @andrearadri ? #Sampdoria #ForzaDoria #Samp #LUFC https://swissramble.substack.com/p/sampdoria-finances-202122
    It looks like the takeover of Sampdoria by Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has just about got over the line after the club announced an agreement last night. But what are the financial issues facing @andrearadri ? #Sampdoria #ForzaDoria #Samp #LUFC swissramble.substack.com/p/s…  ( 1 min )
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    R to @Redistrict: In the hypothetical Dem gerrymander below, six seats would all shift at least five points to the left, possibly stretching the current 15D-11R delegation to 21D-5R: #NY01 LaLota (R) #NY03 Santos (R) #NY04 D'Esposito (R) #NY17 Lawler (R) #NY19 Molinaro (R) #NY22 Williams (R)
    In the hypothetical Dem gerrymander below, six seats would all shift at least five points to the left, possibly stretching the current 15D-11R delegation to 21D-5R: #NY01 LaLota (R) #NY03 Santos (R) #NY04 D'Esposito (R) #NY17 Lawler (R) #NY19 Molinaro (R) #NY22 Williams (R)
    My latest for @CookPolitical: what could a new map in New York look like? Dems eye wiping five - or possibly six - GOP seats off the map for 2024. Part two of a deep NY dive... https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/new-york-house/what-new-democratic-map-new-york-could-look
    My latest for @CookPolitical: what could a new map in New York look like? Dems eye wiping five - or possibly six - GOP seats off the map for 2024. Part two of a deep NY dive... cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    RT by @andrewgwils: 👩‍🚀 Scalable #MCMC algorithms landed on planet Fortuna (https://github.com/awslabs/fortuna)! We now support #CyclicalSGLD and #SGMCMC. Full-likelihood and batched-likelihood #HMC are on the way too 🙂 I am so happy about how quickly is Fortuna growing. Let's keep it up!
    👩‍🚀 Scalable #MCMC algorithms landed on planet Fortuna (github.com/awslabs/fortuna)! We now support #CyclicalSGLD and #SGMCMC. Full-likelihood and batched-likelihood #HMC are on the way too 🙂 I am so happy about how quickly is Fortuna growing. Let's keep it up!
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    Last shout for this week’s cartoon: https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/may/30/david-squires-premier-league-season-awards
    Last shout for this week’s cartoon: theguardian.com/football/ng-…

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    Job openings rates 7.7 percent in Alaska and Virginia in March 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-openings-rates-7-7-percent-in-alaska-and-virginia-in-march-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Job openings rates 7.7 percent in Alaska and Virginia in March 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-op… #BLSdata
    Job openings rates 7.7 percent in Alaska and Virginia in March 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-openings-rates-7-7-percent-in-alaska-and-virginia-in-march-2023.htm #BLSdata
    Job openings rates 7.7 percent in Alaska and Virginia in March 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/job-op… #BLSdata
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    This chocolate cake topped with milk chocolate frosting couldn't be easier—it's made, and baked, right in a cast iron skillet. https://www.seriouseats.com/chocolate-skillet-cake-with-milk-chocolate-ganache-frosting?taid=64768029c5325a0001095104&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This chocolate cake topped with milk chocolate frosting couldn't be easier—it's made, and baked, right in a cast iron skillet. seriouseats.com/chocolate-sk…
    Crispy chunks of deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet, sour, and savory glaze with complex orange flavor. https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-chinese-orange-chicken-recipe?taid=64767209593b3c0001f3b644&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Crispy chunks of deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet, sour, and savory glaze with complex orange flavor. seriouseats.com/the-best-chi…
    When the harsh bite of raw onion is a little too much, this rapid-pickling method—easier than a quick pickle—will tame the allium's flavor while giving it a tart pop. It's like a raw onion and a pickle rolled into one. https://www.seriouseats.com/quick-pickle-rapid-pickled-onion-recipe?taid=647663df3e63f90001087bd4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    When the harsh bite of raw onion is a little too much, this rapid-pickling method—easier than a quick pickle—will tame the allium's flavor while giving it a tart pop. It's like a raw onion and a pickle rolled into one. seriouseats.com/quick-pickle…
    The SE team pulled together 10 brands of vanilla ice cream you're likely to find in your local supermarket and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest to identify the very best. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-vanilla-ice-cream-taste-test-7504723?taid=647647e2593b3c0001f3a7ca&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    The SE team pulled together 10 brands of vanilla ice cream you're likely to find in your local supermarket and methodically, empirically, scientifically! tasted its way through them all in a quest to identify the very best. seriouseats.com/best-vanilla…
    We rounded up our favorite kitchen-related Memorial Day sales, including products that have won our equipment reviews. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-memorial-day-sales-7498314?taid=647639dbbe2e4a00011a1606&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We rounded up our favorite kitchen-related Memorial Day sales, including products that have won our equipment reviews. seriouseats.com/best-memoria…
    Taste the tropics, not ice water. https://www.seriouseats.com/pina-colada-tropical-rum-cocktail-pineapple-coconut-recipe?taid=64762ba1593b3c0001f39d77&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Taste the tropics, not ice water. seriouseats.com/pina-colada-…
    All you need to make it at home is cream, buttermilk, and a little patience. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-creme-fraiche-in-1-easy-step?taid=64760f7df7bfd6000164b0ea&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    All you need to make it at home is cream, buttermilk, and a little patience. seriouseats.com/how-to-make-…
    A garlicky, savory pesto made from ramps, a foraged wild onion that chefs (and food writers) go wild for. https://www.seriouseats.com/ramp-pesto-recipe-7504162?taid=6476016ebe2e4a00011a0671&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A garlicky, savory pesto made from ramps, a foraged wild onion that chefs (and food writers) go wild for. seriouseats.com/ramp-pesto-r…
    Bringing together a set of usual barbecue flavors—tangy, smoky, and sweet—this is one salad worthy of a seat next to a stack of fatty brisket. https://www.seriouseats.com/german-potato-salad?taid=64754aa8593b3c0001a7ebfd&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Bringing together a set of usual barbecue flavors—tangy, smoky, and sweet—this is one salad worthy of a seat next to a stack of fatty brisket. seriouseats.com/german-potat…
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    Many scientists are concerned that changes to the National Pesticide Use Maps database will make it far less useful. https://scim.ag/2OL
    Many scientists are concerned that changes to the National Pesticide Use Maps database will make it far less useful. scim.ag/2OL
    The World Health Organization has ended the global health emergency for #mpox, 10 months after it was declared, as cases have fallen dramatically in Europe and the Americas. https://scim.ag/2OH
    The World Health Organization has ended the global health emergency for #mpox, 10 months after it was declared, as cases have fallen dramatically in Europe and the Americas. scim.ag/2OH
    NASA’s #JWST space telescope has observed a 10,000-kilometer-long plume of water vapor jetting into space from Saturn’s moon Enceladus—the largest spray ever detected from the icy world. https://scim.ag/2OB
    NASA’s #JWST space telescope has observed a 10,000-kilometer-long plume of water vapor jetting into space from Saturn’s moon Enceladus—the largest spray ever detected from the icy world. scim.ag/2OB
    Surplus #COVID19 vaccines are off limits to researchers who want to test next generation shots against existing ones. https://scim.ag/2OA
    Surplus #COVID19 vaccines are off limits to researchers who want to test next generation shots against existing ones. scim.ag/2OA
    Scientists hope the study—which strongly links multiple sclerosis with Epstein-Barr virus—will spur the development of a vaccine against EBV. #WorldMSDay https://scim.ag/2Ou
    Scientists hope the study—which strongly links multiple sclerosis with Epstein-Barr virus—will spur the development of a vaccine against EBV. #WorldMSDay scim.ag/2Ou
    Improving access to DNA sequences could also increase the risk of its misuse. https://scim.ag/2On
    Improving access to DNA sequences could also increase the risk of its misuse. scim.ag/2On
    This deer-tooth pendant from a Siberian cave yielded DNA left by a woman who lived some 20,000 years ago. https://scim.ag/2Ok
    This deer-tooth pendant from a Siberian cave yielded DNA left by a woman who lived some 20,000 years ago. scim.ag/2Ok
    A team of scientists says it has nailed down the major symptoms of #LongCovid. https://scim.ag/2Oa
    A team of scientists says it has nailed down the major symptoms of #LongCovid. scim.ag/2Oa
    President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated a deal that means science agencies will have to compete against all other civilian programs to win any increases from Congress. https://scim.ag/2O5
    President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy negotiated a deal that means science agencies will have to compete against all other civilian programs to win any increases from Congress. scim.ag/2O5
    Pollution from petrochemical plants is degrading petroglyphs on Australia’s Burrup Peninsula, researchers say. https://scim.ag/2NZ
    Pollution from petrochemical plants is degrading petroglyphs on Australia’s Burrup Peninsula, researchers say. scim.ag/2NZ
    Scientists report that they can trigger a hibernation-like state in mice by targeting part of their brain with pulses of ultrasound. https://scim.ag/2NY
    Scientists report that they can trigger a hibernation-like state in mice by targeting part of their brain with pulses of ultrasound. scim.ag/2NY
    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. #LongReads https://scim.ag/2NX
    Since first evolving 350 million years ago, the tongue has taken myriad forms, unlocking new niches and boosting the diversity of life. #LongReads scim.ag/2NX
    Exclusive: Drilling below the seabed in the mid–Atlantic Ocean, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of mantle rocks. https://scim.ag/2NW
    Exclusive: Drilling below the seabed in the mid–Atlantic Ocean, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of mantle rocks. scim.ag/2NW
    Earth really was a planet of the apes—and their fossils have provided us with vital clues to human evolution. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/2NT
    Earth really was a planet of the apes—and their fossils have provided us with vital clues to human evolution. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/2NT
    A panel of advisers to the U.S. FDA voted unanimously that a vaccine given to pregnant people protects their young infants from severe #RSV. But they split on the Pfizer vaccine’s safety with some concerned it may increase rates of premature birth. https://scim.ag/2NS
    A panel of advisers to the U.S. FDA voted unanimously that a vaccine given to pregnant people protects their young infants from severe #RSV. But they split on the Pfizer vaccine’s safety with some concerned it may increase rates of premature birth. scim.ag/2NS
    “It’s a pity that, just by using magnets, we’ve been destroying this scientific information that was stored there for 4 billion years.” https://scim.ag/2NQ
    “It’s a pity that, just by using magnets, we’ve been destroying this scientific information that was stored there for 4 billion years.” scim.ag/2NQ
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: 🥳 We will be presenting nerfstudio at SIGGRAPH 2023 as a conference paper 🎉: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.04264 Myself and many of the @nerfstudioteam will be attending the conference! Looking forward to meeting the @siggraph community 🙂 https://youtu.be/skoh-dPq0ew
    🥳 We will be presenting nerfstudio at SIGGRAPH 2023 as a conference paper 🎉: arxiv.org/abs/2302.04264 @nerfstudioteam will be attending the conference! Looking forward to meeting the @siggraph community 🙂 piped.video/skoh-dPq0ew
    RT by @berkeley_ai: Let’s check our AI xenophobia and consider AI’s creative upside. https://bit.ly/Boston-Globe-Op-Ed-on-AI-May-2023
    Let’s check our AI xenophobia and consider AI’s creative upside. bit.ly/Boston-Globe-Op-Ed-on… nitter.net/GlobeOpinion/status/1663548817399246850#m
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    oh you dont like my AI generated crap? ill just AI generate some people who do. then ill AI generate $1000000 and a wife who likes my posts
    oh you dont like my AI generated crap? ill just AI generate some people who do. then ill AI generate $1000000 and a wife who likes my posts
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    R to @steak_umm: totally missed the easy steakspeare pun. what's done can't be undone
    totally missed the easy steakspeare pun. what's done can't be undone
    R to @steak_umm: not a lot of shakespeare fans i see
    not a lot of shakespeare fans i see
    old twitter be like: to beef or not to beef 🔁 721,812,973 ❤️412,231,563
    old twitter be like: to beef or not to beef 🔁 721,812,973 ❤️412,231,563
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    “He’s always asking questions, he always wants to learn and he’s a student of the game. He’s certainly got the right mindset to fall into a career of coaching or management.” @Jimmy_shan78 on Josh Windass https://trainingground.guru/articles/jimmy-shan-why-darren-moore-is-the-%E2%80%98full-package%E2%80%99-as-a-manager#.ZHZnMZ0wd-w.twitter
    “He’s always asking questions, he always wants to learn and he’s a student of the game. He’s certainly got the right mindset to fall into a career of coaching or management.” @Jimmy_shan78 on Josh Windass trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! First Team Performance Analyst Placement (MSc) @NorwichCityFC @UniWorcAnalysis https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/first-team-performance-analyst-placement-(msc)
    🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! @NorwichCityFC @UniWorcAnalysis trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    RT by @ground_guru: 🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! Academy Physical Performance Coach @NorwichCityFC https://trainingground.guru/jobs-listings/academy-physical-performance-coach
    🚨 NEW JOB ALERT! @NorwichCityFC trainingground.guru/jobs-lis…
    RT by @ground_guru: Excited about presenting on the @ground_guru youth development webinar (6th June). I will be discussing physically developing the player/person in the context of Academy & community. I will share my experience in the EPL and the new Gaelic Games Sports Science Framework.
    Excited about presenting on the @ground_guru youth development webinar (6th June). I will be discussing physically developing the player/person in the context of Academy & community. I will share my experience in the EPL and the new Gaelic Games Sports Science Framework.
    JORG SCHMADTKE has been appointed as new @LFC Sporting Director, succeeding Julian Ward. #LFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/schmadtke-appointed-liverpool-sporting-director
    JORG SCHMADTKE has been appointed as new @LFC Sporting Director, succeeding Julian Ward. #LFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: Chelsea confirm Chris Jurasek as their new CEO. He will take "responsibility for all the business areas of the club and will report to the board alongside co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley."🔵
    Chelsea confirm Chris Jurasek as their new CEO. He will take "responsibility for all the business areas of the club and will report to the board alongside co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley."🔵
    RT by @ground_guru: Thanks for everything, Edwin ♥️ You embraced the role of CEO with the same vision that defined your days as a player. We are forever grateful for that. Once an Ajax legend, always an Ajax legend.
    Thanks for everything, Edwin ♥️ You embraced the role of CEO with the same vision that defined your days as a player. We are forever grateful for that. Once an Ajax legend, always an Ajax legend.
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    Five Republican seats would be at "extreme risk" if New York Democrats get another crack at redistricting. @Redistrict discusses what a redrawn map might look like: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/new-york-house/what-new-democratic-map-new-york-could-look
    Five Republican seats would be at "extreme risk" if New York Democrats get another crack at redistricting. @Redistrict discusses what a redrawn map might look like: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
    Could Rep. Ed Case, a centrist Democrat representing a Biden +29 seat, be at risk of a primary in 2024? Read here to find out: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/hawaii-house/2024-house-race-analysis-hawaii
    Could Rep. Ed Case, a centrist Democrat representing a Biden +29 seat, be at risk of a primary in 2024? Read here to find out: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    A new #SciencePodcast🎙️ series explores books on the science of sex and gender. In the first segment, Angela Saini talks with @MalinAhKing about her book and how research is revealing the active sexual strategies used by females across the animal kingdom. https://scim.ag/2OJ
    A new #SciencePodcast🎙️ series explores books on the science of sex and gender. In the first segment, Angela Saini talks with @MalinAhKing about her book and how research is revealing the active sexual strategies used by females across the animal kingdom. scim.ag/2OJ
    The movement of individual gliding filaments of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria Trichodesmium and their interactions with other filaments help these nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium form aggregates in response to stress, a new Science study finds. https://scim.ag/2OE
    The movement of individual gliding filaments of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria Trichodesmium and their interactions with other filaments help these nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium form aggregates in response to stress, a new Science study finds. scim.ag/2OE
    Deficiency of IgA antibodies influences how well the immune system can maintain control of intestinal bacteria, finds new study involving pediatric patients with varying IgA levels. @SciImmunology https://scim.ag/2Oy
    Deficiency of IgA antibodies influences how well the immune system can maintain control of intestinal bacteria, finds new study involving pediatric patients with varying IgA levels. @SciImmunology scim.ag/2Oy
    RT by @ScienceMagazine: This week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived! Experiments in mice show how hepatic stellate cells help maintain normal liver mass, how the suppression of cholesterol synthesis by UHRF2 could be important for liver regeneration, and more. https://scim.ag/2Ox
    This week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived! scim.ag/2Ox
    Upcoming negotiations surrounding the WHO international pandemic treaty need not be overly focused on formal compliance mechanisms and sanctions, argues a new #SciencePolicyForum. https://scim.ag/2Oq
    Upcoming negotiations surrounding the WHO international pandemic treaty need not be overly focused on formal compliance mechanisms and sanctions, argues a new #SciencePolicyForum. scim.ag/2Oq
    Higher depression risks are associated with suburban residential areas in Denmark, finds a new @ScienceAdvances study of urban forms and depression diagnoses across the country. https://scim.ag/2Od
    Higher depression risks are associated with suburban residential areas in Denmark, finds a new @ScienceAdvances study of urban forms and depression diagnoses across the country. scim.ag/2Od
    Last year, a Science analysis of data from U.S. military recruits suggests multiple sclerosis is a complication of infection with Epstein-Barr virus. Learn more on #WorldMSDay ⬇ 📄: https://scim.ag/2O8 #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/2O7
    Last year, a Science analysis of data from U.S. military recruits suggests multiple sclerosis is a complication of infection with Epstein-Barr virus. #WorldMSDay ⬇ scim.ag/2O8 #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2O7
    It's not too late! Join #ScienceWebinars tomorrow at 12 p.m. E.T. for ➡️ A transfer of power: The cell-to-cell exchange of #mitochondria in #obesity and #aging. Learn more: https://scim.ag/2O2 #webinar
    It's not too late! Join #ScienceWebinars tomorrow at 12 p.m. E.T. for ➡️ A transfer of power: The cell-to-cell exchange of #mitochondria in #obesity and #aging. scim.ag/2O2 #webinar
    New in Science: As Alaskan permafrost warms, hibernating arctic ground squirrels generate less heat, causing females to emerge from hibernation up to 10 days before their male counterparts—a mismatch that could have large, cascading ecological impacts. https://scim.ag/2O0
    New in Science: As Alaskan permafrost warms, hibernating arctic ground squirrels generate less heat, causing females to emerge from hibernation up to 10 days before their male counterparts—a mismatch that could have large, cascading ecological impacts. scim.ag/2O0
    "By discussing our experiences openly, we can reduce the isolation, shame, and resistance to seeking help that can come with it." For this grad student, speaking publicly about #MentalHealth was scary but worth it. https://scim.ag/2NU #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
    "By discussing our experiences openly, we can reduce the isolation, shame, and resistance to seeking help that can come with it." #MentalHealth was scary but worth it. scim.ag/2NU #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
    El Niño has a persistent effect on economic growth, according to a new Science study, highlighting the sensitivity of global economies to climate variability independent of warming. https://scim.ag/2NR
    El Niño has a persistent effect on economic growth, according to a new Science study, highlighting the sensitivity of global economies to climate variability independent of warming. scim.ag/2NR
    New in Science: An electro-optical device has been developed that allows the generation of quantum entanglement between microwave and optical photon pairs. https://scim.ag/2NP
    New in Science: An electro-optical device has been developed that allows the generation of quantum entanglement between microwave and optical photon pairs. scim.ag/2NP
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    Make it make sense! Talk to me like a five year old as joy reid said! So first how is this even possible?! How are these people allowed to do this and who is approving it to pass! Yall better start paying attention and for those who don’t vote this is what happens when you don’t get involved!! They know this!! They know you wont vote!! You pay your taxes and dont vote? How is that being smart?! IF ONE THIRD OF AMERICA VOTES THIS IS WHAT WE GET PEOPLE!! Why cant yall see that?! These muthafuckas rather put untrained chaplins in WITH YOUR KIDS!! Then admit that some of this shit got to change!!! They are attempting to eliminate history. No compromise at all!! People who have a real relationship with God dont even believe this shit so why is it happening?! “My vote dont count, we need more parties, blah blah…” Meanwhile they setting up laws we will fight years to correct! But you know what it dont matter what i say cause if we wanted this different we would do something. Thoughts and prayers right?! By the way there was another mass shooting today. At this point if we stand by and let it happen we deserve it!! Im sick of it!!
    Make it make sense! Talk to me like a five year old as joy reid said! So first how is this even possible?! How are these people allowed to do this and who is approving it to pass! Yall better start paying attention and for those who don’t vote this is what happens when you don’t get involved!! They know this!! They know you wont vote!! You pay your taxes and dont vote? How is that being smart?! IF ONE THIRD OF AMERICA VOTES THIS IS WHAT WE GET PEOPLE!! Why cant yall see that?! These muthafuckas rather put untrained chaplins in WITH YOUR KIDS!! Then admit that some of this shit got to change!!! They are attempting to eliminate history. No compromise at all!! People who have a real relationship with God dont even believe this shit so why is it happening?! “My vote dont count, we need more parties, blah blah…” Meanwhile they setting up laws we will fight years to correct! But you know what it dont matter what i say cause if we wanted this different we would do something. Thoughts and prayers right?! By the way there was another mass shooting today. At this point if we stand by and let it happen we deserve it!! Im sick of it!!  ( 2 min )
    I never understand republicans like this. They be the main one doing the things they complain about! We are tired of you now! You are not growing or not equipped for change. Please go back under your rock! Thanks Austin! So sorry you had to break it down again!
    I never understand republicans like this. They be the main one doing the things they complain about! We are tired of you now! You are not growing or not equipped for change. Please go back under your rock! Thanks Austin! So sorry you had to break it down again!
    RT by @Lesdoggg: Hey y’all! I’ll be opening for @Lesdoggg this weekend in Durham, NC and Charleston, SC!! Hope to see y’all there! Skeeeww!!
    Hey y’all! I’ll be opening for @Lesdoggg this weekend in Durham, NC and Charleston, SC!! Hope to see y’all there! Skeeeww!!
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    If Martian microbes were like those in this Earth lagoon, they could have survived the Red Planet's primordial desiccation https://trib.al/i57FCiK
    If Martian microbes were like those in this Earth lagoon, they could have survived the Red Planet's primordial desiccation trib.al/i57FCiK
    The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases https://trib.al/QtYNLj0
    The COVID pandemic caused a U.S.-wide decline in fertility rates, but red states actually saw increases trib.al/QtYNLj0
    Southern Ocean phytoplankton help to brighten Earth's clouds https://trib.al/jvRfTEE
    Southern Ocean phytoplankton help to brighten Earth's clouds trib.al/jvRfTEE
    Miniature satellites called CubeSats will collect meteorologic data that NASA hopes will help explain how and why some tropical storms intensify as they approach land https://trib.al/RGbgH90
    Miniature satellites called CubeSats will collect meteorologic data that NASA hopes will help explain how and why some tropical storms intensify as they approach land trib.al/RGbgH90
    Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies https://trib.al/zVJwDvg
    Earlier this month a meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home. The residents are still pondering the fate of their gift from the skies trib.al/zVJwDvg
    The weight of New York City's 1.1 million buildings is making the city slowly sink https://trib.al/2MFphXe
    The weight of New York City's 1.1 million buildings is making the city slowly sink trib.al/2MFphXe
    The device provides a connection between the brain and spinal cord, allowing thought to control movement https://trib.al/tV5awv2
    The device provides a connection between the brain and spinal cord, allowing thought to control movement trib.al/tV5awv2
    A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials https://trib.al/uhlYWtM
    A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials trib.al/uhlYWtM
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    RT by @tetraduzione: Saturday's fundraising gig at the Leith Depot! All proceeds are going to the hardship fund!! #ucuRISING
    Saturday's fundraising gig at the Leith Depot! All proceeds are going to the hardship fund!! #ucuRISING
    RT by @tetraduzione: anthropomorphising AI is misleading
    anthropomorphising AI is misleading
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    R to @beenwrekt: (Add me to the list of people who don't believe he did Murph in 39:58. Partitioned or not.)
    (Add me to the list of people who don't believe he did Murph in 39:58. Partitioned or not.)
    What should we make of Zuckerberg's transition from AI to Bro Science?
    What should we make of Zuckerberg's transition from AI to Bro Science?
    RT by @beenwrekt: Another way to expand the painting, idiots, is to stand closer.
    Another way to expand the painting, idiots, is to stand closer.
    R to @beenwrekt: The person who started this stupid petition fakes his Google Scholar citations. What does that say about the signatories? https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=czyretsAAAAJ&hl=en
    The person who started this stupid petition fakes his Google Scholar citations. What does that say about the signatories? scholar.google.com/citations…
    R to @beenwrekt: Why do we have to pay attention to change dot org petitions just because they got a custom domain? Is it because Grimes signed it?
    Why do we have to pay attention to change dot org petitions just because they got a custom domain? Is it because Grimes signed it?
    R to @beenwrekt: It's hilarious that the actual statement from this fake non-profit from Berkeley is 10x shorter than Roose's characteristically breathless claptrap. https://www.safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk
    It's hilarious that the actual statement from this fake non-profit from Berkeley is 10x shorter than Roose's characteristically breathless claptrap. safe.ai/statement-on-ai-risk
    It's going to be one of those really stupid days on Twitter.
    It's going to be one of those really stupid days on Twitter. nitter.net/kevinroose/status/1663536187691397122#m
    I don't understand how anyone can interpret this guy's crystal ball reading as anything other than piss-taking.
    I don't understand how anyone can interpret this guy's crystal ball reading as anything other than piss-taking. nitter.net/doRadiology/status/1662951855649849346#m  ( 1 min )
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    RT by @losthunderlads: My piece in favor of language study has just seen the light of day in @ChronicleReview. Those supportive of inculcating a genuine cosmopolitanism in students may want to take a look. Opinion | The Hypocrisy of English-Only 'Decolonization' https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-hypocrisy-of-english-only-decolonization
    My piece in favor of language study has just seen the light of day in @ChronicleReview. Those supportive of inculcating a genuine cosmopolitanism in students may want to take a look. chronicle.com/article/the-hy…
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    I don't share the Dulles-era CIA's taste in art, and if they had been tasked to assassinate President Kennedy he would be alive and well and celebrating his 106th birthday today.
    I don't share the Dulles-era CIA's taste in art, and if they had been tasked to assassinate President Kennedy he would be alive and well and celebrating his 106th birthday today. nitter.net/grapesmoker/status/1663212073772253185#m
    When Trump starts calling himself "Brother Number One" and urging his followers to kill everyone who wears glasses, Susan Collins will be very distressed.
    When Trump starts calling himself "Brother Number One" and urging his followers to kill everyone who wears glasses, Susan Collins will be very distressed. nitter.net/BruceBartlett/status/1663203008530792449#m
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    Chelsea finished 2022-23 30 points worse off than 2021-22, but where does that rank in the list of the worst ever Premier League points regressions? @alitweedale takes a look https://theanalyst.com/2023/05/2022-23-chelsea-disaster-worst-points-regressions-premier-league-history/
    Chelsea finished 2022-23 30 points worse off than 2021-22, but where does that rank in the list of the worst ever Premier League points regressions? @alitweedale takes a look theanalyst.com/2023/05/2022-…
    Here's the 2022-23 Premier League Team of the Season, as selected by @OptaJoe. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/premier-league-team-of-the-season-2022-23/
    Here's the 2022-23 Premier League Team of the Season, as selected by @OptaJoe. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/pr…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Unwanted Premier League Awards 😖 ◾️ Most shots without scoring? ◽️ Most minutes without completing a pass? ◾️ Most chances created without an assist? We run through an alternative awards ceremony. ⬇️ https://theanalyst.com/2023/05/premier-league-unwanted-end-of-season-awards/
    Unwanted Premier League Awards 😖 theanalyst.com/2023/05/premi…
    Jose Mourinho will lead Roma in another European final tomorrow night, as they face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final. Can he become the most decorated manager in European competition history? @AaronBartonUK looks at his final record. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/jose-mourinho-in-european-finals/
    Jose Mourinho will lead Roma in another European final tomorrow night, as they face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final. @AaronBartonUK looks at his final record. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/jo…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Is it time for Manchester United to replace David de Gea? Roy Keane certainly thinks so. We look at some potential replacements for the goalkeeper at Old Trafford. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/david-de-gea-man-utd-replacements-costa-raya/
    Is it time for Manchester United to replace David de Gea? Roy Keane certainly thinks so. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/da…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Another 33 goals on the Premier League's final day saw 2022-23 become the most productive 20-team season since the league was launched in 1992, with 1,084 goals scored. ⚽️🔥 We investigated the continuing PL goal trend. 📈
    Another 33 goals on the Premier League's final day saw 2022-23 become the most productive 20-team season since the league was launched in 1992, with 1,084 goals scored. ⚽️🔥 We investigated the continuing PL goal trend. 📈
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    Why is India dropping evolution and the periodic table from school science? https://go.nature.com/3OM92Rf
    Why is India dropping evolution and the periodic table from school science? go.nature.com/3OM92Rf
    R to @Nature: European University Association @euatweets has placed Turkey at the bottom of its academic freedom scorecard. It says, if asked, it can support and advise Turkey on increasing the involvement of the university community in institutional decision-making. (6/6)
    European University Association @euatweets has placed Turkey at the bottom of its academic freedom scorecard. It says, if asked, it can support and advise Turkey on increasing the involvement of the university community in institutional decision-making. (6/6)
    R to @Nature: But Boğaziçi University psychologist @esramungan is not confident that the re-elected government will protect autonomy. She plans to stay and continue resisting. “We are over 25 million that are not just against, but extremely against what is going on in our country.” (5/6)
    But Boğaziçi University psychologist @esramungan is not confident that the re-elected government will protect autonomy. She plans to stay and continue resisting. “We are over 25 million that are not just against, but extremely against what is going on in our country.” (5/6)
    R to @Nature: Political scientist @nebimis from the Ankara-based think-tank SETA, which has long-standing ties to the governing AK party, says Erdoğan’s promise to establish boards of trustees in state universities is a “step that will strengthen academic autonomy.” (4/6)
    Political scientist @nebimis from the Ankara-based think-tank SETA, which has long-standing ties to the governing AK party, says Erdoğan’s promise to establish boards of trustees in state universities is a “step that will strengthen academic autonomy.” (4/6)
    R to @Nature: Bioethicist Yasemin Yalım, who worked at Ankara University, took early retirement in 2020 because of declining academic freedom. “I am an ethicist; I need to have freedom of speech. If I don’t have it, there is no meaning of teaching. That’s why I retired.” (3/6)
    Bioethicist Yasemin Yalım, who worked at Ankara University, took early retirement in 2020 because of declining academic freedom. “I am an ethicist; I need to have freedom of speech. If I don’t have it, there is no meaning of teaching. That’s why I retired.” (3/6)
    R to @Nature: Erdoğan’s government appoints unelected university rectors, curbs academic freedom and micro-manages university spending. “The one-man way of ruling has permeated into all universities, even the most progressive ones,” says Sabancı University’s biophysicist @cananatlgn (2/6)
    Erdoğan’s government appoints unelected university rectors, curbs academic freedom and micro-manages university spending. “The one-man way of ruling has permeated into all universities, even the most progressive ones,” says Sabancı University’s biophysicist @cananatlgn (2/6)
    Turkish researchers tell Nature they fear their voices will be further silenced after the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 28 May. Some plan to migrate or retire, but others say they will stay & fight for academic autonomy. (1/6) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01775-7
    Turkish researchers tell Nature they fear their voices will be further silenced after the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 28 May. Some plan to migrate or retire, but others say they will stay & fight for academic autonomy. (1/6) nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
    "Our voices were crucial in persuading UN states to back legal obligations to act on climate change. Here’s how we did it" – Cynthia Houniuhi | @littlemere_solo https://go.nature.com/3oKuj30
    "Our voices were crucial in persuading UN states to back legal obligations to act on climate change. Here’s how we did it" – Cynthia Houniuhi | @littlemere_solo go.nature.com/3oKuj30
    Why the world needs more transparency on the origins of novel pathogens https://go.nature.com/42teQT7
    Why the world needs more transparency on the origins of novel pathogens go.nature.com/42teQT7
    Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more? https://go.nature.com/3IKx4bz
    Audio long read: Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more? go.nature.com/3IKx4bz
    Authors from richer, English-speaking countries gain unconscious boost when identified to referees, study finds https://go.nature.com/45FFScr
    Authors from richer, English-speaking countries gain unconscious boost when identified to referees, study finds go.nature.com/45FFScr
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    useful piece!
    useful piece! nitter.net/baseballot/status/1663552792374706178#m
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    “Ever wonder what the rest of the Mona Lisa looks like?” Me (imagining I’ll finally get to see the Mona Lisa’s cans): Yes
    “Ever wonder what the rest of the Mona Lisa looks like?” Me (imagining I’ll finally get to see the Mona Lisa’s cans): Yes
    RT by @pixelatedboat: AMAZING: We’ve utilised the incredible power of AI to make something dogshit.
    AMAZING: We’ve utilised the incredible power of AI to make something dogshit.
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    No new grants at #SCOTUS today. Here's the full order list: https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/053023zor_d18f.pdf
    No new grants at #SCOTUS today. Here's the full order list: supremecourt.gov/orders/cour…
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    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of Coventry City’s finances #PUSB
    Lunchtime reminder of today’s review of Coventry City’s finances #PUSB nitter.net/SwissRamble/status/1663442128104505345#m
    RT by @SwissRamble: Coventry City fans will be understandably disappointed after the result of the Championship play-off final, but the good news is that their club is in better shape than it has been for some time. Here's a review of the Sky Blues' finances #PUSB https://swissramble.substack.com/p/coventry-city-finances-202122
    Coventry City fans will be understandably disappointed after the result of the Championship play-off final, but the good news is that their club is in better shape than it has been for some time. Here's a review of the Sky Blues' finances #PUSB swissramble.substack.com/p/c…
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    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/may/30/david-squires-premier-league-season-awards
    Here’s this week’s cartoon for @guardian_sport theguardian.com/football/ng-…
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    RT by @Zonal_Marking: The 2022/23 Premier League season - and all 20 sides - summarised in 10 games. https://theathletic.com/4555477/2023/05/30/premier-league-2022-23-10-games/?source=emp_shared_article
    The 2022/23 Premier League season - and all 20 sides - summarised in 10 games. theathletic.com/4555477/2023…
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    RT by @losthunderlads: 👨‍💻
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    When I first saw this, I mistakenly took "France also gave us this land as American soil" to mean that the French played the key role in defeating the British in 1781. Which is true, but tactless to bring up on a holiday honoring the USA's war dead.
    When I first saw this, I mistakenly took "France also gave us this land as American soil" to mean that the French played the key role in defeating the British in 1781. Which is true, but tactless to bring up on a holiday honoring the USA's war dead. nitter.net/DannyDeraney/status/1663234994964402176#m
    Harks back to the funniest moment in Charlie Chaplin's GREAT DICTATOR, when he writhes and screams about "die Juden, ach, die Juden!" for a couple of minutes after which the interpreter says "His excellency has made reference to the Jewish people."
    Harks back to the funniest moment in Charlie Chaplin's GREAT DICTATOR, when he writhes and screams about "die Juden, ach, die Juden!" for a couple of minutes after which the interpreter says "His excellency has made reference to the Jewish people." nitter.net/Nick_Ashdown/status/1663129114100871169#m
    R to @losthunderlads: Kirsch uses Pfitzner's connection with Thomas Mann to justify his fond treatment of him, while Alex Ross had used the figure of Richard Strauss to the same end.
    Kirsch uses Pfitzner's connection with Thomas Mann to justify his fond treatment of him, while Alex Ross had used the figure of Richard Strauss to the same end.
    R to @losthunderlads: THE NEW YORKER in 1997 and that I still think about from time to time. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/07/21/the-devils-disciple
    THE NEW YORKER in 1997 and that I still think about from time to time. newyorker.com/magazine/1997/…
    This brings to mind another, equally affectionate magazine piece about Pfitzner, one that ran in https://newcriterion.com/issues/2023/6/pfitzners-end
    This brings to mind another, equally affectionate magazine piece about Pfitzner, one that ran in newcriterion.com/issues/2023…
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    This classic strawberry jam is built on a very basic formula. Follow it and you'll have a jam that comes together quickly and ends up bright and fruity. https://www.seriouseats.com/customizable-strawberry-jam-recipe?taid=64752e7b6859090001c379ca&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This classic strawberry jam is built on a very basic formula. Follow it and you'll have a jam that comes together quickly and ends up bright and fruity. seriouseats.com/customizable…
    Simple pantry ingredients, plus some fresh herbs, are all you need to make these grilled tarragon-chicken skewers for your next easy summertime meal. https://www.seriouseats.com/grilled-tarragon-mustard-chicken-skewers-recipe?taid=6475206bc5325a0001716080&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Simple pantry ingredients, plus some fresh herbs, are all you need to make these grilled tarragon-chicken skewers for your next easy summertime meal. seriouseats.com/grilled-tarr…
    A perfect summery drink that combines sweet, juicy mangoes, warming ginger, a hint of spice and vegetal notes from green jalapeño, refreshing lime-lemon soda and a crisp lager. https://www.seriouseats.com/mango-shandy?taid=6475125b593b3c0001a7dd2f&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    A perfect summery drink that combines sweet, juicy mangoes, warming ginger, a hint of spice and vegetal notes from green jalapeño, refreshing lime-lemon soda and a crisp lager. seriouseats.com/mango-shandy…
    This no-cook syrup has a light and fragrant mango flavor. Strips of fresh mango peel add a hint of piney aroma, while sour lemon or lime rind cuts through the mango's natural sweetness. https://www.seriouseats.com/fresh-mango-syrup?taid=6474f63d593b3c0001a7d4e9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This no-cook syrup has a light and fragrant mango flavor. Strips of fresh mango peel add a hint of piney aroma, while sour lemon or lime rind cuts through the mango's natural sweetness. seriouseats.com/fresh-mango-…
    Classic smashed cheeseburgers with maximum juiciness and a deep brown, beefy crust. This simple, quick recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-smashed-burgers-recipe?taid=6474e82b6859090001c36baa&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Classic smashed cheeseburgers with maximum juiciness and a deep brown, beefy crust. This simple, quick recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. seriouseats.com/classic-smas…
    This classic baked custard becomes extra rich and dark with caramel both on the inside and out, and a higher ratio of cream and yolks than the usual. https://www.seriouseats.com/double-caramel-flan-recipe?taid=6474da1bbe2e4a000119c78a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    This classic baked custard becomes extra rich and dark with caramel both on the inside and out, and a higher ratio of cream and yolks than the usual. seriouseats.com/double-caram…
    We used the smart oven and accompanying app to bake, sous vide, steam, and roast. https://www.seriouseats.com/anova-precision-oven-review-7479978?taid=6474bdfb6859090001c36160&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    We used the smart oven and accompanying app to bake, sous vide, steam, and roast. seriouseats.com/anova-precis…
    Unlike fresh fruit, which is loaded with water, freeze-dried fruit is a zero-moisture ingredient that helps stabilize this no-churn ice cream, while adding a concentrated dose of flavor and color. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-no-churn-fruit-ice-cream?taid=6474affdc5325a00017145ca&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Unlike fresh fruit, which is loaded with water, freeze-dried fruit is a zero-moisture ingredient that helps stabilize this no-churn ice cream, while adding a concentrated dose of flavor and color. seriouseats.com/how-to-make-…
    Here's how to transform no-bake cheesecakes with freeze-dried fruit. https://www.seriouseats.com/no-bake-cheesecake-with-freeze-dried-fruit?taid=6473f91c593b3c0001004e40&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Here's how to transform no-bake cheesecakes with freeze-dried fruit. seriouseats.com/no-bake-chee…
    Inspired by a South Asian rice-and-lentils dish, this British recipe combines lightly curry-spiced rice with flaked smoked fish, boiled eggs, and buttery onions. https://www.seriouseats.com/kedgeree-british-scottish-curry-rice-with-smoked-haddock-recipe-7198140?taid=6473eb0cbe2e4a0001199f5d&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Inspired by a South Asian rice-and-lentils dish, this British recipe combines lightly curry-spiced rice with flaked smoked fish, boiled eggs, and buttery onions. seriouseats.com/kedgeree-bri…
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    R to @gelliottmorris: getting a lot of deja vu from this tweet -- how is it already june 2021 again
    getting a lot of deja vu from this tweet -- how is it already june 2021 again
    I don't know if "Democrats" are refusing to do anything about democracy reform so much as Joe Manchin is
    I don't know if "Democrats" are refusing to do anything about democracy reform so much as Joe Manchin is nitter.net/playedaroundwi4/status/1663311846034620418#m  ( 1 min )
    R to @gelliottmorris: (fwiw, i generally object to the "final five" system on theoretical grounds, mainly because it weakens our already struggling parties, but empirically (with sample size n = 1) it does seem to produce non-zero incentives for candidates to moderate)
    (fwiw, i generally object to the "final five" system on theoretical grounds, mainly because it weakens our already struggling parties, but empirically (with sample size n = 1) it does seem to produce non-zero incentives for candidates to moderate)
    Yeah, this... The chance of meaningful federal democracy reform approached zero the second the issue was politicized. IMO the best voters can hope for in the immediate future is statewide efforts—probably open primaries w ranked-choice voting, rather than anti-gerrymandering laws
    Yeah, this... The chance of meaningful federal democracy reform approached zero the second the issue was politicized. IMO the best voters can hope for in the immediate future is statewide efforts—probably open primaries w ranked-choice voting, rather than anti-gerrymandering laws nitter.net/umichvoter/status/1663305792261353473#m
    seeing a lot of sophomoric tweets linking tom wambsgans and jay gatsby
    seeing a lot of sophomoric tweets linking tom wambsgans and jay gatsby
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    RT by @Lesdoggg: Voting matters. Republicans were expecting a red wave but Democrats flipped the Senate by only a few hundred votes giving them trifecta control.
    Voting matters. Republicans were expecting a red wave but Democrats flipped the Senate by only a few hundred votes giving them trifecta control.
    Way to go Minnesota!! I’m gonna keep yelling this! If you can run your state you should not be running the United States!! Get your state right first!! This is how it should look!! Let’s hope THIS catches on instead of the fuck shit happening now!!
    Way to go Minnesota!! I’m gonna keep yelling this! If you can run your state you should not be running the United States!! Get your state right first!! This is how it should look!! Let’s hope THIS catches on instead of the fuck shit happening now!!  ( 1 min )
    Really great movie!! Check it out @Sweetwatermovie
    Really great movie!! Check it out @Sweetwatermovie
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    RT by @tetraduzione: 📢Submit your work and attend ML4H this year in New Orleans (co-located with NeurIPS)! We've got a fantastic team preparing a super exciting program with submission tracks, awards, mentorship, and networking🎉
    📢Submit your work and attend ML4H this year in New Orleans (co-located with NeurIPS)! nitter.net/SymposiumML4H/status/1663175316297379840#m
    R to @tetraduzione: I managed to tag the wrong MIT account @MIT_CSAIL
    I managed to tag the wrong MIT account @MIT_CSAIL
    raise the bar
    raise the bar nitter.net/Manderljung/status/1662578042399780865#m
    R to @tetraduzione: "[It] stands out for its axiomatic approach, [...] its theoretical contributions [...]. It also provides a solid foundation for future developments in probabilistic circuits. We hope that this work can motivate the PL community to explore [...] the domain of inference"
    "[It] stands out for its axiomatic approach, [...] its theoretical contributions [...]. It also provides a solid foundation for future developments in probabilistic circuits. We hope that this work can motivate the PL community to explore [...] the domain of inference"
    Superhappy to discuss the Atlas paper 📜https://papers.nips.cc/paper/2021/hash/6e01383fd96a17ae51cc3e15447e7533-Abstract.html tomorrow at the @MITCSAIL #Programming #Languages Review 👉https://plr.csail.mit.edu/ as one of the papers that "that may substantially transform the #PL community and beyond"!
    Superhappy to discuss the Atlas paper papers.nips.cc/paper/2021/ha… @MITCSAIL #Programming #Languages Review plr.csail.mit.edu/ #PL community and beyond"!
    RT by @tetraduzione: Our #CallForParticipation is out; Machine Learning for Health (ML4H) is back! It will be in-person in New Orleans on December 10, co-located with @NeurIPSConf. Be sure to retweet and follow @SymposiumML4H for more details! https://ml4health.github.io/2023/call_for_participation.html
    Our #CallForParticipation is out; Machine Learning for Health (ML4H) is back! It will be in-person in New Orleans on December 10, co-located with @NeurIPSConf. Be sure to retweet and follow @SymposiumML4H for more details! ml4health.github.io/2023/cal…
    RT by @tetraduzione: Super excited to announce that the pre-print draft of our textbook “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: Foundations and Modern Approaches” is now available on the official page http://www.marl-book.com! Can’t wait to see what the community thinks!
    Super excited to announce that the pre-print draft of our textbook “Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: Foundations and Modern Approaches” is now available on the official page marl-book.com! Can’t wait to see what the community thinks! nitter.net/UoE_Agents/status/1663066127218491394#m
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    "A university is like a city … But in too many of those cities, postdocs … are priced out." A new #ExperimentalError column reflects on a “serious flaw” in one institution’s affordable housing efforts. https://scim.ag/2NO @adam_ruben @ScienceCareers
    "A university is like a city … But in too many of those cities, postdocs … are priced out." #ExperimentalError column reflects on a “serious flaw” in one institution’s affordable housing efforts. scim.ag/2NO @adam_ruben @ScienceCareers
    A new #SciencePerspectives looks at the current approaches and challenges facing regenerative medicine. https://scim.ag/2NN
    A new #SciencePerspectives looks at the current approaches and challenges facing regenerative medicine. scim.ag/2NN
    Although the cognitive benefits of a brain-stimulating technique known as #tACS are debated, a new meta-analysis of 100+ clinical studies shows that tACS boosts cognition across age groups and in people with neuropsychiatric disorders. https://scim.ag/2NE @ScienceTM
    Although the cognitive benefits of a brain-stimulating technique known as #tACS are debated, a new meta-analysis of 100+ clinical studies shows that tACS boosts cognition across age groups and in people with neuropsychiatric disorders. scim.ag/2NE @ScienceTM
    "I was late learning about science; I didn’t even know what research was until I was 20 years old. For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. But I have been able to close the gap—and that is something to be proud of." https://scim.ag/2N4
    "I was late learning about science; I didn’t even know what research was until I was 20 years old. For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. scim.ag/2N4
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    “Mauricio got his chance when he was 16 or 17 at Newell's Old Boys and that is always in his mind. No-one has to explain to him what it means to give a chance." @jesus_perez #CFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/jesus-perez-pochettino-philosophy-is-risk-with-knowledge
    “Mauricio got his chance when he was 16 or 17 at Newell's Old Boys and that is always in his mind. No-one has to explain to him what it means to give a chance." @jesus_perez #CFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: "I was lucky to work with some very good managers, but you could quickly see that Mauricio was exceptional. His attention to detail was just immense and he also had the personal touch." James Bunce (@AS_Monaco_EN Head of Performance) https://trainingground.guru/articles/james-bunce-from-struggles-with-the-saints-to-top-of-us-soccer
    "I was lucky to work with some very good managers, but you could quickly see that Mauricio was exceptional. His attention to detail was just immense and he also had the personal touch." @AS_Monaco_EN Head of Performance) trainingground.guru/articles…
    RT by @ground_guru: The smile says it all! #EFLPlayOffs | @swfc
    The smile says it all! #EFLPlayOffs | @swfc
    RT by @ground_guru: Football can be a brutal business & on the receiving end of a ‘club-wide cull’ in 2008 at @NorwichCityFC Its normally an inflection point. Both for person & club Investing in the relationships you’ve built through the yrs can help - I was thankful for a job offer 30mins later!
    Football can be a brutal business & on the receiving end of a ‘club-wide cull’ in 2008 at @NorwichCityFC nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663207702946783232#m
    One of the longest-serving practitioners in English football
    One of the longest-serving practitioners in English football nitter.net/ground_guru/status/1663208327776460802#m
    .@SouthamptonFC Head of Sport Science and first-team fitness coach @aleksgross is leaving the club after a decade following their relegation from the Premier League. #SaintsFC https://trainingground.guru/articles/southampton-head-of-sport-science-gross-exits-after-a-decade
    .@SouthamptonFC Head of Sport Science and first-team fitness coach @aleksgross is leaving the club after a decade following their relegation from the Premier League. #SaintsFC trainingground.guru/articles…
    Another senior departure from @SouthamptonFC following their recent relegation: Head of Sport Science @aleksgross is exiting the club after a decade More below https://trainingground.guru/articles/southampton-head-of-sport-science-gross-exits-after-a-decade
    Another senior departure from @SouthamptonFC following their recent relegation: @aleksgross is exiting the club after a decade trainingground.guru/articles…
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    Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Barnsley (AET) The Owls are flying back to the Championship. This was the team that were 4-0 down after the first leg of their play-off semi-final...
    Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Barnsley (AET) The Owls are flying back to the Championship. This was the team that were 4-0 down after the first leg of their play-off semi-final...
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: With the 2022-23 Premier League season now over, our seasonal Opta stat hub is up to date and finalised for the campaign. All the key team and player stats in here ⬇️ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2022/10/premier-league-stats-2022-23/
    With the 2022-23 Premier League season now over, our seasonal Opta stat hub is up to date and finalised for the campaign. theanalyst.com/eu/2022/10/pr…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Aleksandar Mitrovic missed four of the eight penalties that he took for Fulham in the 2022-23 Premier League season, becoming the first player to ever miss as many as four penalties in a single EPL campaign. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/best-penalty-takers-in-the-premier-league/
    Aleksandar Mitrovic missed four of the eight penalties that he took for Fulham in the 2022-23 Premier League season, becoming the first player to ever miss as many as four penalties in a single EPL campaign. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/be…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: Pochettino to Chelsea: how would it work? #CFC https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/pochettino-to-chelsea-how-would-it-work/
    Pochettino to Chelsea: how would it work? #CFC theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/po…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: After keeping a league-high 17 Premier League clean sheets in 2022-23, David de Gea's total of 147 overall in the competition are now just 15 off Petr Cech's record of 162 for a single club (Chelsea). More clean sheet records, here. ⬇️ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/the-most-premier-league-clean-sheets/
    After keeping a league-high 17 Premier League clean sheets in 2022-23, David de Gea's total of 147 overall in the competition are now just 15 off Petr Cech's record of 162 for a single club (Chelsea). theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/th…
    RT by @OptaAnalyst: 101 - Following the end of the 2022-23 Premier League season, we've compiled 101 of the best facts from the campaign. Selection. https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/101-best-premier-league-facts-2022-23/
    101 - Following the end of the 2022-23 Premier League season, we've compiled 101 of the best facts from the campaign. Selection. theanalyst.com/eu/2023/05/10…
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    RT by @berkeley_ai: TY ⁦@BotJunkie⁩ for great story about this project! Simeon Adebola will present ⁦the details tomorrow @3:50 pm @ieee_ras_icra⁩ in London. ⁦@AUTOLab_Cal⁩ ⁦@Berkeley_AI https://spectrum.ieee.org/robot-gardener
    TY ⁦@BotJunkie⁩ for great story about this project! Simeon Adebola will present ⁦the details tomorrow @3:50 pm @ieee_ras_icra⁩ in London. ⁦@AUTOLab_Cal⁩ ⁦@Berkeley_AI spectrum.ieee.org/robot-gard…
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: imagine a world where you can put your face on the head of an elf doing a funny little dance routine and then email it to all your friends.... thanks to the revolutionary magic of AI, this will soon become a reality. entertainment is finished
    imagine a world where you can put your face on the head of an elf doing a funny little dance routine and then email it to all your friends.... thanks to the revolutionary magic of AI, this will soon become a reality. entertainment is finished
    RT by @pixelatedboat: 16 years ago today, never forget
    16 years ago today, never forget
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    Pochettino to Chelsea - a good fit for the team, maybe not so much for the club https://theathletic.com/4527226/2023/05/19/cox-pochettino-chelsea-tactics/?source=emp_shared_article
    Pochettino to Chelsea - a good fit for the team, maybe not so much for the club theathletic.com/4527226/2023…
    R to @Zonal_Marking: This is mad. I make it 14 of their 19 defeats were by a single goal.
    This is mad. I make it 14 of their 19 defeats were by a single goal. nitter.net/DJT1981/status/1662929455818448897#m
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    There will be two long reads on my blog this week, one English club and one Italian club (that I have not analysed before) 👍
    There will be two long reads on my blog this week, one English club and one Italian club (that I have not analysed before) 👍  ( 1 min )
    RT by @SwissRamble: Quick financial comparison of the finalists in each UEFA competition (FREE blog): Champions League: Manchester City v Inter Europa League: Roma v Sevilla Europa Conference: West Ham v Fiorentina #MCFC #Inter #ASRoma #SevillaFC #WHUFC #Fiorentina https://swissramble.substack.com/p/uefa-competitions-finals-202223
    Quick financial comparison of the finalists in each UEFA competition (FREE blog): #MCFC #Inter #ASRoma #SevillaFC #WHUFC #Fiorentina swissramble.substack.com/p/u…

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    TEDx Boston | 3D World Simulation: The last domino before we get AGI | Tejas Kulkarni ... https://youtu.be/AMbPl8Ki9fU via @YouTube
    TEDx Boston | 3D World Simulation: The last domino before we get AGI | Tejas Kulkarni ... piped.video/AMbPl8Ki9fU via @YouTube
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    For the first time in the Premier League, the top half all finished with a positive goal difference and the bottom half all finished with a negative goal difference.
    For the first time in the Premier League, the top half all finished with a positive goal difference and the bottom half all finished with a negative goal difference.
    #disappointingdeflection but I reckon Everton fans might not care
    #disappointingdeflection but I reckon Everton fans might not care
    R to @Zonal_Marking: His classic goal.
    His classic goal.
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    RT by @losthunderlads: Twitter is the war-ravaged planet they return to so they can continue fighting forever.
    Twitter is the war-ravaged planet they return to so they can continue fighting forever.
    I often think of Alex Cockburn's reply to people blaming Kissinger for US policy on Timor, that it made sense to do so only if Gerald Ford were such an "abysmal moron" he had no idea what was going on.
    I often think of Alex Cockburn's reply to people blaming Kissinger for US policy on Timor, that it made sense to do so only if Gerald Ford were such an "abysmal moron" he had no idea what was going on. nitter.net/BrankoMilan/status/1662505483528470529#m
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    "Just as in the Tar Heel State, a major shakeup on New York's top court since the midterms could lead to a new, hyper-partisan map for 2024." @Redistrict has the latest: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/new-york-house/could-democrats-redraw-new-yorks-house-map-2024-its-complicated
    "Just as in the Tar Heel State, a major shakeup on New York's top court since the midterms could lead to a new, hyper-partisan map for 2024." @Redistrict has the latest: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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    do not reject papers if scores in a table do not beat the (current, temporary, dull) SOTA. do not write papers only with the objective of claiming the (newest, transient, volatile) SOTA.
    do not reject papers if scores in a table do not beat the (current, temporary, dull) SOTA. nitter.net/davidwhogg/status/1662833963444969473#m
    hiking on Windows XP, surviving deadlines (from "APRIL's social activity log", May 2023) w/ @andreasgrv @awxuelong @loreloc_ @dmalitesta @ema_marconato Antonio Mari, Reza Ghassemi, Rickey Liang
    hiking on Windows XP, @andreasgrv @awxuelong @loreloc_ @dmalitesta @ema_marconato Antonio Mari, Reza Ghassemi, Rickey Liang
    RT by @tetraduzione: Does anyone know of interesting graph datasets where the task is semi-supervised regression (imputation / interpolation) on: 1) edges, 2) vertices and edges, jointly.
    Does anyone know of interesting graph datasets where the task is semi-supervised regression (imputation / interpolation) on: 1) edges, 2) vertices and edges, jointly.
    RT by @tetraduzione: Fun fact about @Twitter's 2FA: if you're currently logged in, you can disable it without any further verification (such as, say 2FA). So if someone steals a device logged on Twitter, they can disable 2FA (and then easily gain control of the account). 🤷
    Fun fact about @Twitter's 2FA: if you're currently logged in, you can disable it without any further verification (such as, say 2FA). So if someone steals a device logged on Twitter, they can disable 2FA (and then easily gain control of the account). 🤷
    RT by @tetraduzione: This is incredible: 1. The lawyers submitted a brief with citations/quotes to bogus cases. 2. Opposing counsel said they can't find these cases. 3. Court orders lawyers to submit the full text of the bogus cases. 4. The lawyers submit entire bogus cases generated by ChatGPT. 🤯
    This is incredible: 1. The lawyers submitted a brief with citations/quotes to bogus cases. 2. Opposing counsel said they can't find these cases. 3. Court orders lawyers to submit the full text of the bogus cases. 4. The lawyers submit entire bogus cases generated by ChatGPT. 🤯
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    U.S. export prices down 5.9 percent from April 2022 to April 2023 https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/u-s-export-prices-down-5-9-percent-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm #BLSdata
    U.S. export prices down 5.9 percent from April 2022 to April 2023 bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/u-s-ex… #BLSdata
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    alphas always commit directly to main
    alphas always commit directly to main nitter.net/alexkyllo/status/1662695432609472512#m
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    Virtually every ML paper is a method comparison, where the authors almost always have a "horse in the race". This is bad for science. We need to diversify and embrace empirical studies that are not incentivized to push a particular narrative or make a specific method look good.
    Virtually every ML paper is a method comparison, where the authors almost always have a "horse in the race". This is bad for science. We need to diversify and embrace empirical studies that are not incentivized to push a particular narrative or make a specific method look good.
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    Politically polarized Google users are not steered to partisan sites by the search engine's algorithm but generally decide to go there on their own https://trib.al/qJAUh5u
    Politically polarized Google users are not steered to partisan sites by the search engine's algorithm but generally decide to go there on their own trib.al/qJAUh5u

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    "In 2020, Biden 'wasted' 5.1 million votes in California, 2 million in New York, 1.2 million in Massachusetts, and just over a million each in Illinois and Maryland." @CharlieCookDC on Democrats' 2024 problem: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/why-democrats-should-be-nervous
    "In 2020, Biden 'wasted' 5.1 million votes in California, 2 million in New York, 1.2 million in Massachusetts, and just over a million each in Illinois and Maryland." @CharlieCookDC on Democrats' 2024 problem: cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
    How worried should GOP candidates be about the "Trump drag" in 2024? @amyewalter looks at the potential impact of a Trump-led GOP ticket on 2024 House races. https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/can-republicans-hope-outrun-trump-2024-house-races
    How worried should GOP candidates be about the "Trump drag" in 2024? @amyewalter looks at the potential impact of a Trump-led GOP ticket on 2024 House races. cookpolitical.com/analysis/n…
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    What's the rationale behind this? (1) overhyping a preprint by spamming the press, tagging influencers, and hosting a Twitter Space (2) making everyone jump through hoops to access your data (3) declaring you won't release your code until after the paper is published in a journal
    What's the rationale behind this? (1) overhyping a preprint by spamming the press, tagging influencers, and hosting a Twitter Space (2) making everyone jump through hoops to access your data (3) declaring you won't release your code until after the paper is published in a journal
    Question for fans of regression discontinuity design: What do the associated p-values mean?
    Question for fans of regression discontinuity design: What do the associated p-values mean?
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    articles like this (alleging a “woke coup” by bureaucrats against the legislature/executive) have a very different vibe when you consider that only 30% of adults say they’d vote for the party currently in control of the government https://economist.com/interactive/uk-general-election/polls
    articles like this (alleging a “woke coup” by bureaucrats against the legislature/executive) have a very different vibe when you consider that only 30% of adults say they’d vote for the party currently in control of the government economist.com/interactive/uk…
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    RT by @pixelatedboat: My favorite band from the nineties was the Breeders. They’re still touring. I wish I could do a show with them!
    My favorite band from the nineties was the Breeders. They’re still touring. I wish I could do a show with them!
    RT by @pixelatedboat: one of the greatest burdens you can carry in this life is periodically waking up with "there was nothing in al capone's VAULT / but it wasn't Geraldo's FAULT" and having it stuck in your head literally all day
    one of the greatest burdens you can carry in this life is periodically waking up with "there was nothing in al capone's VAULT / but it wasn't Geraldo's FAULT" and having it stuck in your head literally all day
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    RT by @SwissRamble: Tom’s Dad here. Tom is ok. Very happy but so sad he can’t be there with his team mates. Here is the moment…….
    Tom’s Dad here. Tom is ok. Very happy but so sad he can’t be there with his team mates. Here is the moment…….
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    Commercializing quantum computers step by step https://go.nature.com/43qWP8u
    Commercializing quantum computers step by step go.nature.com/43qWP8u
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    RT by @tetraduzione: That is pretty dope...
    That is pretty dope... nitter.net/DrJimFan/status/1662115266933972993#m
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    Guro Reiten, the WSL's best player this season - and unusually, a excellent winger who doesn't really dribble past opponents https://theathletic.com/4538690/2023/05/22/guro-reiten-won-the-wsl-for-chelsea-she-should-have-won-player-of-the-year/
    Guro Reiten, the WSL's best player this season - and unusually, a excellent winger who doesn't really dribble past opponents theathletic.com/4538690/2023…
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    oh you think im a fed? youre damn right im fed .. breafast lunch and dinner
    oh you think im a fed? youre damn right im fed .. breafast lunch and dinner
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    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! https://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm
    Catch up on all the new #BLSdata and publications that came out this week! bls.gov/opub/update.htm
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